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Post by zoodemon on Jul 7, 2006 2:57:05 GMT -8
i used to use ping pong balls for toys. It was best when i had a cage and briefcase tunnel cage all linked up with tubes. There were 3 balls somwehere in the cages, but they would actually push all 3 into the tube and push them all the way around.
Now the tubes and cages are different so it can't be moved around, but they still like to juggle one ball about when in their fidgety or playful moods.
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Post by cheesiegerbil on Jul 15, 2006 6:37:24 GMT -8
1 gerbils luv coconuts. holler one out, drill in some holes they will luv it!
2 let your gerbils go in the bath they can run up and down it at top speed
3 give them a lot of bedding to dig in ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by kiska on Aug 2, 2006 18:16:30 GMT -8
Wow, this is a great thread, it should be a sticky thread! *lol*
As for gerbil things.. hmm... Mine LOVE branches. They love to chew on them and climb on them. Which I'm guessing also helps keep their nails short. Just make sure they arnt pine or ceader branches. =P
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Post by alphidee on Sept 30, 2006 17:16:58 GMT -8
I was in the caritas markt. It`s a place where you can buy things dirt cheap for the monsters to destroy. I bought a hanging wicker basket for 50 rappen ( cents) and some ceramic thingy that they can hide in for 1 franc. ( but I kinda like it and havent given it to them yet ) I was very lucky on thursday. An art and craft store was closing down and they had heaps of freebies stacked outside. I was on my way to the pet store but never made it there. They even had super cheap alp hay, dog chews, seed sticks that they let me have for free. I did splurge out and buy them a g-pig house for half price. They don`t need it but they`ll have fun destroying it. To protect the sand bath I have set up a wooden fence. In the morning I`ll know if this was sucessful. Remember: Gerbils don`t care where you got it or how much you paid, so long as they can trash it they are happy.
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Post by gerbilluv10 on Jan 20, 2007 6:22:40 GMT -8
In the dollar section of our CostCutter grocery store, (or the pet section of it) They sell plastic balls on a elastic string with a bell between each ball (it's a cat toy) It cost me $1, and I just tied the string up so there wasn't space for the gerbils to chew on it, and I gave it to my girls... Little B jumps on it every day and bangs it all over her top balcony and their suspended food dish... Hey! I have those balls too! My gerbils love them to death and I am happy to give them anything... THATS GOOD FOR THEM!!
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Post by gerbilbuddy on Feb 27, 2007 14:59:28 GMT -8
i have man toys for my gerbils. i have a reptilee cave that if chewed its ok because itd made of some vitamin. i made her tunnels leading to chambers because i can't find bedding she can tunnel with. i have a small sandbath that is just a little soap holder. hope these added to all thee cool ideas! P.S. if you know what kind of bedding i can get at petsmart, walmart, petco, target, or pet central for cheap that she can tunnels with...POST IT Megan
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Post by michael on Mar 14, 2007 15:34:37 GMT -8
i disagree with most of what he writes ok metal wheels hell of alot better than plastic cuase platic ones never spin well. second never use a food bowl always scatter there food and for straw anhay as bedding omg its the exact opposite never never NEVER use hay or straw extrememly uncomfortabble use aspen or othere comercal wood bedding brands
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Post by vacampbell on Mar 15, 2007 14:53:15 GMT -8
second never use a food bowl always scatter there food There is no problem using a food bowl! As long as they get feed it doesn't really matter how, whether you choose to scatter the food or put it in the food bowl. I like to use a food bowl so i can monitor how much food they are eating and when they need some more. The girls that i have in a tank with no shelf at the minute cover up their food bowl and never seem to eat as much as the other gerbils i have as it seems like they have 'lost' their food when i unbury their food bowl and take out the wood shavings they immediately come over and start eating!
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Post by solitairedaxel on Mar 15, 2007 16:19:26 GMT -8
I used to use a food bowl...now I'm really using it to figure out exactly how much they're eating so I know how much to give them when I scatter it. I check how much food is left in the tank when I do the mid-week quick clean and when I do a proper clean-out, and give them more or less depending on how much is left. Of course, that only really works if you have a shelf or a flat surface with a rim fairly high up.
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Post by michael on Mar 21, 2007 17:02:12 GMT -8
well im still right about the hay and the wheel
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Post by ohmylokix on Mar 21, 2007 17:03:19 GMT -8
Hay is great nesting material. Mine love to shred it up and put in their nest. =) Straw might be a little much, though.
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Post by solitairedaxel on Mar 21, 2007 17:07:41 GMT -8
I give them a handful of timothy hay every couple of weeks or so. They like chewing it up into small pieces and scattering it all over the tank. ;D As regards wheels...well, my original three just didn't "get" wheels. Put them on a wheel and they'd jump straight off. As gerbils need big wheels, I can't really see how to fit a wheel in the tank anyway without sacrificing digging space. So I just give them a lot to dig it and plenty of cardboard to chew up.
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Post by gerbilmummy on Mar 26, 2007 9:08:51 GMT -8
Just a couple of things about the list of good things for gerbs- the glass jars could be a very big risk in hot weather as they will cook your gerbies! also if they use them as a toilet the ammoinia build up can cause respiratory problems and also small gerbils could get trapped in wet jars. On the subject of cardboard to chew if you are not sure about it being contaminated then a blast in the microwave will disinfect the card. (not too long though as don't want to set fire to the card!) I do this with egg boxes especially just in case there is chicken do do on them!! ;D
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Post by me on Mar 26, 2007 9:47:39 GMT -8
Mine absolutely love timothy hay for chewing, nesting and as a support for their tunnels.
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Post by solitairedaxel on Mar 26, 2007 10:00:04 GMT -8
Just a couple of things about the list of good things for gerbs- the glass jars could be a very big risk in hot weather as they will cook your gerbies! also if they use them as a toilet the ammoinia build up can cause respiratory problems and also small gerbils could get trapped in wet jars. I don't generally keep the glass jars on their sides...I tend to put sand in them and stand them up. Then the gerbil jumps out. Plus, with the amount of aspen they have, they tend to kick some of that in, so they have a "base" instead of skidding everywhere.
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