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u/gingerfer · 1 pointr/gerbil

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!

u/euphorie · 3 pointsr/gerbil

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.

u/georgethecurious · 1 pointr/gerbil

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

u/shimdim · 3 pointsr/gerbil

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!

u/Musaku360 · 1 pointr/gerbil

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/

u/JohnnyricoMC · 1 pointr/gerbil

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.

u/PlantElle · 2 pointsr/gerbil

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;

  1. chew toys (this material in general they love, they also love wood with bark, avoid plain wood and fruit/coloured chews, never known a gerbil show interest in them and they end up getting tossed out with bedding) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosewood-Boredom-Breaker-Treat-Chain/dp/B00PUENT9U?ref_=Oct_BSellerS_471575031_44 - I'd remove the bell personally

  2. boredom breakers https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosewood-Boredom-Breaker-Animal-Activity/dp/B002NKD0BG?ref_=Oct_BSellerS_471575031_0

  3. This wheel (22cm) can easily be suspended from their ceiling with some metal wire and is a must have because it's so quiet. Couldn't recommend it enough.
    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!
u/fainnesi · 2 pointsr/gerbil

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!

u/SpecialKayla · 2 pointsr/gerbil

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

u/erinaldi20 · 2 pointsr/gerbil

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

u/BigGayWood · 1 pointr/gerbil

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.

u/Susanna11 · 3 pointsr/gerbil

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

u/NovaPastel · 2 pointsr/gerbil

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