(Part 2) Top products from r/gerbil
We found 22 product mentions on r/gerbil. We ranked the 50 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. Alfie Pet - GARI Wood Hut for Small Animals Like Dwarf Hamster and Mouse - Size: Large
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Ideal for hamster, mouse and other small furry animals. This small animal hideout measures 6.5" in width, 6" in depth and 5.75" in height. Its entrance hole measures 2'' x 1.6''. There are six windows each 1.6" in diameter.Fun nesting and resting, provide a safe harbor for your small animal with loo...
22. Kaytee Clean & Cozy Birthday Cake Bedding, 500 Cubic Inch
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Odor Control Guaranteed99.9% Dust Free for a Cleaner CageAbsorbs 6x its Weight in LiquidSafe for your PetFun Colors inspire kids to get involved in cage cleaning
23. Living World 61409 Log Tree House L
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
100 % natural woodFlexible wooden logs for all small animalsHealthy, natural nibbling fun for all small animalsIts flexibility allows dens and nests to be created
24. Prevue Pet Products SPV90013 Wire Mesh Hamster/Gerbil Wheel Toy for Small Animals, 8-Inch, Colors Vary
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Wire mesh hamster/gerbil wheel toy design prevents feet and tails from getting caught while pets are runningGreat for providing exercise inside or outside of the cageThe wheel can also be securely hung on mesh cage sidesAvailable in 4 assorted colorsMeasures 8-inch wheel diameter
25. Prevue Hendryx SP2060G Deluxe Hamster and Gerbil Cage, Lime Green,11 INCHES
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
A spacious and complete home for your hamster or gerbilIncluded platforms and houses provide place for your pet to play and hideExercise wheel to maintain necessary activity levelsSnap-off base cleans quickly and easily22 -1/2-Inch long, 12-inch wide, 12-1/2-inch high with 5/16-inch wire spacing
26. Trixie Honey and Hopper Glass Water Bottle, 125 ml
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Comes with metal cap drinking straw and ball valveBite proofFloater allows easy checking of water levelSecure attachment by tension spring slot and wire holderEasy to fit to cage or hutch
27. Prevue Hendryx 62801 Naturals Coco Hideaway with Ladder Bird Toy
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Naturals toys are handmade from 100-percent natural, sustainable, materialsYour bird will benefit from hours of mental stimulation and rugged physical playA variety of natural textures encourages foot and beak exerciseConnects to cage easily with quick-link attachment12-inch long and 4 1/2-inch wide
28. Kaytee Chinchilla Chiller Granite Stone - 100079176
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Made of granite stone to keep chinchillas cool and healthyCan be placed anywhere inside chinchilla's home6-Inch long, 10-inch wide
29. Kaytee Natural Tree Trunk Hideout, Small
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Hideout is made in the shape of old tree stump and provides a safe and secure resting spotMade from a wood and plastic compositeSatisfies the small animal's natural instinct to hideActual size 5-1/2-inch long, 5-inch wide, 3-3/4-inch highThe small size is ideal for hamsters, gerbils and miceColors v...
30. Small Animal Pet Playpen /Exercise Pen
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Provides 6 square feet of play area / exercise pen for your pet Hamster, Gerbil, Guinea Pig or other small animalSize: (15 H x 18 W)inches x 6 panels |Creates a great small animal playpen / exercise pen for pet parent and pet (Hamsters, Gerbils, Guinea Pigs) to interact and playSmall Animal Pet Play...
31. Kaytee 100079217 CritterTrail Two-Level Cage, Habitat for Hamsters, Gerbils Or Mice, Multi-Color
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Includes a petting zone, exercise wheel, Food dish, and water bottleFeatures a look-out tower, exterior extreme wheel, and front access doorCrittertrail habitats are completely compatible with all crittertrail accessoriesFor dwarf hamsters, hamsters, gerbils, mice or other small animalsBar spacing: ...
32. Living World Chew-nels, Alfalfa, Medium
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
One hundred percent all natural chew toyActs as a hiding placeHelps reduce stressMeasures 4 inches in diameter x 8 inches highSuitable for small animals
33. Penn Plax Coconut Cabana Small Animals Hide-Out
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Safe For Gnawing: The Real Coconut Shell Provides A Safe Material For Your Hamster, Gerbil, Rat, Or MouseReal Coconut Shell: Keep Your Pet Amused For Hours With This Penn Plax Sam Sleep ‘N Play HideawayThe Package Weight Of The Product Is 1.0 PoundsPackage Dimensions: 5.0" L X 5.0" W X 7.0" H
35. ECO BEDDING FiberCore Natural for Small Pets and All Type Birds, 4.5 lbs Bag
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Increases activity & Encourages Nesting and ForagingHypoallergenic and safe for all types of small animals and birds.Best bedding for kids and pet owners with allergies or asthma.Sustainably produced and packed with the help of a remarkable group of adults with disabilities.
36. Ware Manufacturing Flying Saucer Exercise Wheel for Small Pets, 7 1/4-Inch - Colors May Vary
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Totally toe and tail safe exercise wheelPets love the solid running surfaceAn out of this world running experienceYour Pet Will Love to Run on The Flying Saucer Exercise WheelSolid Running Surface is Great for Small PetsCompletely Safe for Your Pets Tail and FeetPromotes Exercise Leading to a Happy ...
37. Trixie 62262 Natural Living Shelter with Stairs 37 x 17 x 28 cm
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Optimal possibility of retreat in frightening situationsMade of natural woodRaised platformFor appropriate animal keepingIncreased sleeping places
38. Trixie Natural Living Shelter, 30 x 22 x 25 cm
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Provides shelter for your petIdeal for guinea pigsMeasures 30 cm length by 22 cm width by 25 cm heightNatural colourMade of wood
39. Trixie 6214 Natural Living Stairs for Small Animals 38 脳 24 cm
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Adjustable stairs for all rodents and small animalsFloors give your pet the opportunity to explore his cage from several different heightsStaircase is made of untreated wood materialImportant to offer the animal a chance to grind their teethPets can satisfy their natural instinct to gnaw or can play...
40. Grayline 40710 Garden, Jumbo, White
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Grayline Grayline 40710, Jumbo Kitchen Helper Shelf, White 40710Grayline 40710, Jumbo Kitchen Helper Shelf, WhiteGrayline 40710, Jumbo Kitchen Helper Shelf, WhiteCreates extra storage space virtually anywhereIdeal for use in closets or pantriesWhite color coordinates well with a variety of colors an...
Oh, duh! Sorry, I'm an idiot, I was thinking of a screen topper.
That tank is definitely big enough without a cage topper!
If you think you'll need a platform of some kind to keep them from burying their wheel and food bowl (though neither of those is strictly required for gerbs) I use a shelf riser like this one, but bare metal with no rubber coating, and I put cardboard on top for a chewable flat surface.
If for some reason down the road you want to add a cage topper, I've heard good things about the custom ones you can get from this site but they're pretty pricy, and, again, definitely not needed at all with the space a 40 gallon breeder already provides.
Best of luck with your gerbils and good on you for doing your research beforehand!
Sorry about the creeping - I was mainly looking at your user history to see if you have ever posted anything about your gerbil before. I thought I might be able to give you better advice if I knew more about her.
What kind of houses to you give her that she chews up overnight? This is what my gerbils house looked like after about You could get her a house made out of hard wood or a coconut shell. My gerbils love both to hang out. I've also seen people use a flower pot with a hole. You'd also have to supply her with something to actually built a nest. Plain, unscented toilet paper would be good enough. She'll shred it and built her nest out of it.
You can also give her sticks you find outside to chew on. If you want to, I could try explaining how to make sure they are safe and mite-free. The safest way, however, would be to buy sticks like these, even though they are sort of expensive.
I would really recommend more bedding so she can burrow.
Sure!
I buy practically everything on Amazon and these would be my top recommendations:
Hidey Hut - this is large enough to fit two grown gerbils and my first survived the chewing for close to 4 years.
Small Animal Pet Playpen/Exercise Pen - this is just tall enough for the jumpers. I've still had some be able to reach the top but it is a struggle and you'd be able to catch them in time. Really sturdy as well.
Kordon/Oasis (Novalek) SOA80304 Bell Bottle and Hold Guard Small Animal Value Set, 4-Ounce - this is by far my favorite recommendation of the bunch. I cannot tell you how many water bottles were just destroyed and I would come home to an empty bottle and a very wet gerbil. This thing is impenetrable!
Kaytee Hamster Silent Spinner, 6 1/2 inch Exercise Wheel - although I've had to buy a couple of these (they will chew the yellow part holding the bottom part to the wheel) I find that this is the sturdiest of them all. It becomes less silent the more they chew on it and push it around but it's never been loud enough to be considered especially annoying.
Great for cleaning cage and is safe
As far as dust baths go, I've tried several different kinds and find them all to be equivalent.
Would not recommend:
Ware Manufacturing Flying Saucer Exercise Wheel for Small Pet - the quality is fine here but if you are using carefresh, it gets buried and doesn't allow any give for it to spin.
Kaytee Woodland Get-A-Way Medium Hamster House - quality here is also fine and it's pretty thick so it would take a while to get them to chew. Since it is wood, it absorbs liquids. My gerbils would pee on it and it got to the point that it looked moldy and unhealthy so I just threw it out.
Alfie Pet by Petoga Couture - GARI Wood Hut for Small Animals like Dwarf Hamster and Mouse - Size: Large - this is the cutest little home I've ever seen. I had to eventually throw out though because the wood was so thin that the back wall collapsed due to their chewing and would no longer stand up.
Prevue Pet Products Multi-Color Small Pet Playpen 40090 - I think the quality is here too. It's just too short. My gerbils were easily able to escape this.
GreatChoice Water Bottle - chewed through in a week and Same
Buy 4 single tiles from your local hardware store. Keep one tile in the cage, one on standby and two in the freezer. The tile in the cage will always be slightly cooler than anything around it so the gerbils can spread out on it to cool themselves off. After a few hours, the tile will have absorbed the heat produced by your gerbils, so switch it out with the other tile on standby. If it gets really hot, pull out the tile from the freezer and push it against the outside of their cage or underneath it. This method may cause condensation within the tank, so look out for that and clean up afterwards. Replace the two freezer tiles with each other when one loses its cooling powers.
Here is what they sell at pet stores marked up slightly higher than hardware stores :
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000A7707O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524225481&sr=8-1&keywords=chinchilla+tile
Also, your gerbils will pee on the tile often. Easy to clean up. I've noticed gerbils like to pee on smooth surfaces. If you put an empty mason jar in one corner of the cage, and clean it out 2+ times a day, they will learn to pee in that Mason jar instead of on the tile. Potty Trained gerbils!
Destroying is the whole point of a gerbil's existence! Also never underestimate the power of a toilet paper roll. Good for both chewing and tunneling. The best tunnel is one that he's made himself, so lots of materials for digging and such is good. Here's a few links to some tunnels my gerbil has enjoyed.
https://www.amazon.ca/Living-World-Chew-nels-Alfalfa-Medium/dp/B004ZP9SB8
https://www.amazon.ca/Living-World-Tree-House-Large/dp/B00CE8SOIQ/
https://www.amazon.ca/eCotrition-Large-Activity-Guinea-Rabbits/dp/B000FTEQA6/
I've got this wheel for my two little friends and it's remarkably quiet:
http://www.amazon.com/Trixie-Natural-Living-exercise-wheel/dp/B0057FZ9AO?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
It runs on an axle with ball bearings. At first I thought the wheel would have too much mass, but in the evenings one of our two gerbils tends to go full throttle in it.
Also, gerbils like some privacy and some hiding places. Wooden houses or hollowed out coconuts are great. Mine gnawed away the ropes on this one: http://www.amazon.com/Prevue-Hendryx-62801-Naturals-Hideaway/dp/B007PO3AEC?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00 (bet they were really surprised when the coconut met gravity), so I replaced the upper rope (to suspend it from their ceiling) with a ball chain.
I've also found they enjoy lying in the morning sunlight, so you might want to place the tank somewhere it does get some direct sunlight some times of the day.
I've read before that corner digging is a learned behaviour and is related to stress (apparently it's common from gerbils brought from pet shops as they are often overcrowded). I had a gerbil who used to do that. I got her to stop by really going to town on enrichment. I would recommend getting a load of things to chew on, try blocking the corners with hanging chew toys and driftwood. I'll drop a few links below of things I found actually helpful, I've wasted a lot of money over the years on toys that they don't like so these are just the ones I recommend.
Here are some things that my gerbils go crazy for;
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-Wooden-Wheel-22-cm/dp/B008H2VA6G?ref_=Oct_CABSellerC_13755519031_2&pf_rd_p=3e28c275-fcd8-5699-9995-a5ba5528b63f&pf_rd_s=mobile-hybrid-6&pf_rd_t=30901&pf_rd_i=13755519031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=SNRAXCADSZQJ00MTTZSX&pf_rd_r=SNRAXCADSZQJ00MTTZSX&pf_rd_p=3e28c275-fcd8-5699-9995-a5ba5528b63f
Hope that helps!
If some corner scratching persists, don't worry, sometimes that just happens. Hopefully they'll grow out of it!
we made one out of a wire cage with a detachable plastic bottom, like this one but with a few extra floors. if the size is right it just sits on top of the tank. i can post a picture if you'd like!
I am actually fairly certain it was blood. There is what appears to be a wound on top of her nose. However, she doesn't like being handled too much, so I can't exactly get a good look at what is going on.
She is still running on her exercise wheel often, still eating, still playing, etc. so this isn't slowing her down.
I would say out of her and her sister, her sister probably prefers the exercise ball more than she does. I just unfortunately have an extremely large dog, so it is the safest option for them when I am cleaning their cage. He leaves them alone in the ball, I am afraid he would not if they were in a play pen. Their previous owner used a play pen, as noted by her on their surrender papers. I adopted them from an animal shelter a couple months ago.
Bedding
Cage with various modification and upgrades. They actually have two of these connected via tunnels
The exercise ball
I use paper bedding, hay, and throw some toilet paper tubes in that they can chew to keep busy and as more bedding. I also use some of this . It’s really cheap and is good to lay on the top. I buy it at my local pet store and it’s cheaper there. 13$ for a 30 liter bag. It expands a lot too
mine looks like this http://www.amazon.com/Prevue-Pet-Products-SPV90013-Hamster/dp/B00BUFYAXC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1463437540&sr=8-2&keywords=gerbil+wheel
To be honest it does get squeeky every couple weeks but i just rub a little vegetable oil on the axle and it is quiet.
You could get a piece of glass or acrylic cut and attach it to the glass with silicone sealant.
You could also build a wooden platform on legs, or buy one like these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happy-Pet-Raw-Wooden-Platform/dp/B00422KYBM/ref=sr_1_15?crid=31Y0TLIV17CB1&keywords=wooden+platform+hamster&qid=1563914482&s=gateway&sprefix=wooden+platform+%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-15
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-Natural-Living-Shelter-30/dp/B000WFCFNI/ref=pd_sbs_199_1/259-0664693-9580769?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000WFCFNI&pd_rd_r=fee65e59-8291-45c6-9f3a-536606ede4ba&pd_rd_w=F9t4y&pd_rd_wg=VYmry&pf_rd_p=18edf98b-139a-41ee-bb40-d725dd59d1d3&pf_rd_r=830ZW015KA0K5ZM0VB8R&psc=1&refRID=830ZW015KA0K5ZM0VB8R
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-62262-Natural-Living-Shelter/dp/B000WFFZ94/ref=pd_sbs_199_2/259-0664693-9580769?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000WFFZ94&pd_rd_r=fee65e59-8291-45c6-9f3a-536606ede4ba&pd_rd_w=F9t4y&pd_rd_wg=VYmry&pf_rd_p=18edf98b-139a-41ee-bb40-d725dd59d1d3&pf_rd_r=830ZW015KA0K5ZM0VB8R&psc=1&refRID=830ZW015KA0K5ZM0VB8R
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-Natural-Living-Stairs-Animals/dp/B000V9H9XG/ref=pd_sbs_199_5/259-0664693-9580769?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000V9H9XG&pd_rd_r=9e15101b-e2b4-4e14-b701-f4ca2ca37403&pd_rd_w=nA1Qn&pd_rd_wg=6HJL2&pf_rd_p=18edf98b-139a-41ee-bb40-d725dd59d1d3&pf_rd_r=TAQ6YXW2C1YQKS30Y5SD&psc=1&refRID=TAQ6YXW2C1YQKS30Y5SD
Can you put it on an elevated platform or something?
Also I found this on amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008CH9TD2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_CqKWCb2BCEVVW?vs=1