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Post by brittanie on May 10, 2004 19:57:30 GMT -8
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Post by j on May 10, 2004 23:29:20 GMT -8
haha.
I don't know about the litter box. I'm guessing they'll just chew it.
I have a small kritter keeper filled with chinchilla sand. They use that as a litter box. Makes cleaning the cage easy. All ya got to do is sift it. ;D
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on May 11, 2004 4:45:10 GMT -8
If it's plastic they ussually chew it into very littel pieces! ;D It might work for hamsters, but I think not for Mongolian gerbils!
As J said, you can use chinchilla, or bird sand in something, maybe even in that litter box, for as long it will survive ;D! My gerbils use their sand bath as their toilet! This way I have to clean their sand bath a lot, but not their whole tank as often, and I like that very much. ;D
The plastic can cause problems in their intestens, however in my opinion the risk is not very high! But some will disaggree with me.
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Post by brittanie on May 11, 2004 21:13:48 GMT -8
they're actually loving it!  its hilarious cause they are using their litter and everything!! I can't get over how quickly they starteed using it, ,and they're using it all the time too!! I think its become sort of a new hide out too to play in at night cause I've been taking their stupid squeky wheel away cause its way to loud to sleep!! lol  |
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on May 12, 2004 4:15:24 GMT -8
Great to hear!! Have you placed sand in it?
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Post by brittanie on May 12, 2004 20:46:35 GMT -8
yeah they have a sand-like litter in their for them and they are actually using it now and stuff so I"m thinking its gonna be less work for me!!  |
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Post by toxictygir on May 23, 2004 18:19:19 GMT -8
 They acutally used the little litter box? I was thinking about getting one for my Gerbils when I get them, but I don't think they'd use it. So..you just put it in there and they used it?! That would realllyyy help with cleaning the cage.
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on May 25, 2004 4:22:47 GMT -8
I think they prefer to use sand as their toilet! Because they will also do their things in their sand bath! Mine do! So when you place sand in such a litter box, it seems likely that they will use it.
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Post by brittanie on May 25, 2004 16:14:50 GMT -8
I don't know, ,I just know that mine really love their potty and use it all the time!!!
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Post by j on May 26, 2004 16:28:26 GMT -8
I think they prefer to use sand as their toilet! Because they will also do their things in their sand bath! Mine do! So when you place sand in such a litter box, it seems likely that they will use it. Mine use it as their toilet and they also bring tissue into it to sleep and they use it as a toy to dig in. And sometimes they'd roll around in it with turds in it. Maybe I just have scumbag gerbils? lol Anyone ever try putting 2 sandboxes in the tank? I'm wondering if they'll use that one as they're litter box and the other to bathe or sleep in.... |
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Post by brittanie on May 26, 2004 20:50:39 GMT -8
they will cause gerbils naturally leave one certain area as their bathroom spot, although at the same time they may not just because they may decide that they want to make their bathroom spot their lounge spot as well and just forget the other one...  |
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Post by miamor on Jun 18, 2004 12:25:40 GMT -8
my little holmes uses his litter box every day, it's cute to see him going wee wee and then covering it like a little cat! he does all of his business in the box...sure, he chews on the edges, but then i just buy a new one |
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Post by michaela on Jun 28, 2004 10:18:02 GMT -8
My gerbils, both of which I rescued from bad pet store conditions, actually litter trained themselves as pups of just 5 weeks(Sandy) and 4 weeks(Sunny)! I do not have a problem with them chewing it. I use bitter apple spray to make it taste nasty.
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Post by ecoa on Mar 20, 2005 15:43:41 GMT -8
COOL!
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Post by RitzieAnn on Mar 23, 2005 23:00:50 GMT -8
I've been thinking about getting mine a potty too, but we'll see. As far as your "Squeeky wheel" goes, rub some veggie oil on it. It's safe if they decide to lick it. I have 1 squeeky wheel. I lube it up every 3 days or so.... ;D
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its hilarious cause they are using their litter and everything!! I can't get over how quickly they starteed using it, ,and they're using it all the time too!! I think its become sort of a new hide out too to play in at night cause I've been taking their stupid squeky wheel away cause its way to loud to sleep!! lol 
They acutally used the little litter box? I was thinking about getting one for my Gerbils when I get them, but I don't think they'd use it. So..you just put it in there and they used it?! That would realllyyy help with cleaning the cage. 
