Oh, I just take the tubes and rooms down about every other day and rinse
them. No big deal. (Also allows for closer inspection of any damage.)
----- Original Message -----
From: Ann-Marie L. Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: Cage hookups
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jamie H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 12:08 PM
> Subject: Cage hookups
>
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > Well, I got one little cage hookup the pipes. They love them I was
> wondering
> > what else you thinki should get.. Im thinking of getting 2 oe 3 pipes
and
> a
> > little restinglounge house thingy that they climb up the pipes and sit
in
> > there and they can have a great view of my living room. What do you
> think??
> > BTW: my cage is a Hartz cage
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jamie
>
> Hello Jamie,
>
> I have three Hartz Playcity cages. I have these on top of ten gallon tanks
> connected with one tube. If you have the same Hartz cages as I do, your
> gerbils will probably chew the yellow peg off that holds the internal
wheel
> in place and making the wheel useless.
> They will also chew the plastic ring that is around the hole on the side
of
> the cage (for attachments), once they do this, the cage is pretty much
> useless.
> What I have done to salvage the cage was I took the wheel and glued it to
> the tank covering the hole on the side. This was the only way I could
think
> of inorder to save the cage. This really limits your choice to apply
> attachments, but it gerbil-proofs the cage a bit better.
> You could use that tower you are talking about, but they get stinky fast.
> The gerbils like to use those for bathrooms. I do not recommend them.
>
> Best of luck, you'll need it with a plastic cage, :o)
>
> Ann-Marie L. Roberts
> T&T Gerbils
> Escanaba, MI
> AGS member MI004
> Please visit my website at:
> http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Account/7259/
