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gerbils
Mar 23, 2024 19:47:24 GMT -8
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Post by arshan on Mar 23, 2024 19:47:24 GMT -8
my gerbils have to much energy i have put them in a playpen for 5 hours strait and they are still running around
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Post by LilyandDaisy on Mar 24, 2024 13:50:42 GMT -8
Hello,
Running around is what gerbils do really. They're very active animals. If they're in a playpen, they will tend to keep running around even when they might not want to, because they can't get back to their nest, so they just run around trying to find a way out. I usually only put gerbils in a playpen for a maximum of half an hour because I find after that time, they tend to start running around aimlessly instead of exploring or playing, and that's a sign that they've had enough and want to go home. Definitely 5 hours in a playpen is too long, unless they have a way to get back to their enclosure whenever they want to .
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Post by betty on Mar 27, 2024 11:17:00 GMT -8
Yes, totally agree. Even after I have had an escape overnight - I have never found a gerbil asleep anywhere. Just tired and thirsty! They must just run all night. Also, another good reason to not put a gerbil in a ball - they just get exhausted.
My jirds however, escaped one night, and at bed time, they made a giant nest on the floor from whatever they could find and all snuggled down for their usual 10 hours kip. When I came in first thing - they didn't even bother to get up - just looked at me and rolled over...
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Post by Markpd on Mar 29, 2024 5:03:08 GMT -8
Lol at the jirds! Bless! 5hrs? Blimey, when Gan goes for a free roam around the hall and stairs, he's usually asking to going back to the cage after 10-15mins (or lounge, not sure which, as his signal is to scratch at the lounge door, at which point he'll hop onto my hand to go back in, although he will try to leap off before the cage if I don't restrain him!). The spare tank they will often stay in for hours, but they can make their own way back and forth from their main tank.
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Post by mygerbilprince on Mar 30, 2024 12:35:45 GMT -8
The jirds! LOL
5 hours is much too long! My gerbils usually start huddling together when they've had enough, as if they're about to settle in for a nap! But some gerbils are more anxious than others and would be too scared to stop moving.
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