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Post by musical912 on Feb 28, 2021 18:14:27 GMT -8
Hi,
I’m wondering if younger, smaller gerbils would be able to burrow in 10 inches of bedding? Or should I take some out and make it about 6 inches, just so they can get around better? Will they get lost in the bedding?
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Post by Markpd on Mar 2, 2021 12:03:16 GMT -8
Tunnels might struggle to hold in 6" bedding (depending on what it is), they'll be able to burrow just fine in the full 10" and will enjoy it  . I don't see how they would get lost, unless you have a ginormous cage!  |
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Post by yeti218 on Mar 2, 2021 15:28:23 GMT -8
I assume you're talking about young gerbils who have been separated from the parents already, right? Not asking about cage set ups for newborns?
Anyway, when I was taming my gerbils I found having a bit less bedding helped. I cant really tell you why. I think it could be because they would hide in their nest under a foot of bedding and I would wait patiently with my hand filled with sunflower seeds but it was just very easy for them to ignore me. I ended up using probably about 6 inches of bedding for the first 2 months or so, then steadily increased it. I found with this much bedding, if I put my hand in the cage, even if they were hiding in their nest, they could tell I was there, maybe smell the seeds, I don't know, and their curiosity got the best of them and theyd always come out to investigate.
I have heard of other people using less-deep bedding during the taming process, but it might not be necessary for all gerbils. I thought I'd throw it out there in case you run into the same sort of issue I did.
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Post by musical912 on Mar 2, 2021 16:07:34 GMT -8
Thanks for your help Yes, I mean younger gerbils that have been separated from their mother. |
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Post by Markpd on Mar 3, 2021 12:05:49 GMT -8
I have heard of other people using less-deep bedding during the taming process,
Ah yea, that's a good point, shallow bedding for when taming new gerbils does apparently help, although I was under the impression it was meant to be 2-3" so they couldn't make tunnels.
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Post by yeti218 on Mar 3, 2021 15:25:38 GMT -8
I have heard of other people using less-deep bedding during the taming process,Ah yea, that's a good point, shallow bedding for when taming new gerbils does apparently help, although I was under the impression it was meant to be 2-3" so they couldn't make tunnels. You may be right on this. I found reducing the bedding to 6" worked well enough for me during that time though. |
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Post by Markpd on Mar 4, 2021 11:16:13 GMT -8
Fair enough |
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