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Post by doomgerbiluk on Sept 17, 2005 17:59:01 GMT -8
your totally misunderstanding the plastic issue then Most things gerbils gnaw are degradable, they will be digested and pass out of the gerbil as part of the gerbil digestive process. The problem with plastic is it cannot be digested and can build up and cause blockages. This has resulted in the deaths of gerbils, it is untreatable and apparently a very painful and miserable death. For this reason keeping plastics minimal is advised as a precaution against this happening.
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Post by pooky on Sept 23, 2005 14:20:57 GMT -8
hey everyone, sorry ive been away for so long. things have been a little chaotic here, what with school starting up again and everything. about the plastic thing: i dont actually have any plastic toys, i just asked the question because i was curious. but thanks for the input anyway. i personally would not want to risk giving my gerbils plastic toys, whether its been proved that its harmful or not. when it comes to my gerbils, i guess im just not really a risk-taking kind of guy.
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Post by sandy on Sept 23, 2005 14:53:19 GMT -8
Besides, plastic toys look so tacky in a tank. It's so much nicer to give them sandstone, big shells, thick wooden bowls and cups (I buy them at second hand shops), thick glass and ceramic containers. Safer, too!
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Post by pooky on Oct 5, 2005 18:49:39 GMT -8
i also try to buy as many toys as i can from second hand shops. its alot cheaper, which for me helps alot. although one problem i find is that if i buy a wooden thing, i can never tell if its ceder or not...
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