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Post by sarah2 on Jul 22, 2004 2:52:47 GMT -8
 HELP! I have been using hay/straw with my gerbils for housing ever since i've kept them (about 5 years) but recently i read on a packet of harvest straw; "DO NOT use hay for Hamster or Gerbil bedding - it can damge the food pouches inside their mouths." IS THIS TRUE? Sarah
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Post by r8ch on Jul 22, 2004 12:33:03 GMT -8
Hi Ignore the label, gerbils don't have pouches they can store food in  R8ch |
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Post by sarah2 on Jul 22, 2004 13:22:30 GMT -8
Thanks, i thought that label was a bit..odd! lol.  Sarah |
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Post by j on Jul 22, 2004 14:03:38 GMT -8
lmfao. How stupid. (them not you lol) And it's hamsters that have food pouches, not gerbils. |
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Post by gerbilicious on Jul 23, 2004 8:46:01 GMT -8
Companies always put gerbils and hamsters in the same boat, which is ridiculous because that's like putting humans and chimpanzees in the same boat.
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Jul 23, 2004 13:12:11 GMT -8
Not very ridiculous! Hamster are close relatives of gerbils! Gerbils are more related to hamsters, than to rats and mice! And on the human and chimpanzee.... we share 98% of our genes! Chimpanzees (and bonobos) are even more related to humans than that they are to gorillas, orang utans, or any other primate! |
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