looking for your bedding ideas.

[gerbiltab]

Ive had gerbils for some time now.
I currently have 4 a group of 2 females and a group 1 male 1 female.
I have been using a shredded cardboard bedding and giving them cardboard and wood chews, they didnt like the weel so they dont have one.
their house is a flower pot flipped over with a hunk chopped out.
thats the females cage. i give them paper towels to shred for bedding.
The male female cage is also cardboard bedding with ample cheweys.
toilet paper for the bed room which is a large flower pot done up the same way.

My question what do you all use or reccomend for cage floor and bedroom?

[ishido]

I'm really experimental, this is just what I've been using. I'll probably change things around. I have 3 male gerbils since 7/04. I found some Aspen pellets which are supposed to be really absorbent compared to everything else. I also use corn cob as well as aspen. I usually put an initial layer of Aspen pellets and then fill in the gaps with corn cob. I wanted something really absorbent but I read that corn cob will tend to get funky quicker than other bedding. In the terrarium I top it off with Aspen. For their nest I use aspen exclusively. Then I let them go to town with cardboard and toilet paper. I will eventually integrate some sand for the lil spoiled brats ... maybe carefresh if they end up more spoiled than they already are.

[sweetie]

I use Aspen for litter and toilet paper for bedding. I use a sturdy cardboard box for thier house since they do not use any thing else I put in there.

I know Pine and Cedar have too many oils that are harmful to the little guys. I have used Carefresh and they all (6) got red noses from it(allergic). It is also more expensive.

Hope that helps. I also have 1/2 coconut shells in there and bricks with holes that they can crawl through. There are pictures of peoples set ups in the Houseing topic under "show me your set up"