> I have two cats (well, my family does..only one is
> actually mine), but I have never had any problems with
> either one of them. One doesn't spend too much time in my
> room (w/ the gerbils), but the other one spends most of
> her time there, and much of that time perched on top of
> the cage. As both of the kitties are clawed, should any
> gerbil ever escape and find itself near the cats, I fear
> that I wold have one less gerbil before very long. As
> this has not happened yet (or at least a time where I did
> not know where the gerbil was) I think having cats and
> gerbils can work out. I am even hoping, although this is
> probably not true, that my cat has seen me the gerbils so
> often and realized that she is not supposed to touch them
> that possibly she, given the opportunity, would not
> attack them. Of course, I am not trusting this theory
> since she prides herself on bringing home a great
> assortment of other fine wildlife hors d'oeuvres. =p
>
> Jackie
>
You never know when a cat or dog's instincts will take
over. To me, the important thing in such a case is to make
sure the lid is a good, tight-fitting one that the gerbils
can't possibly get out of, and the cat/dog can't possibly
open. And of course make sure they're out of the room when
dealing with the gerbils. Two of my pups went to people
with a cat. I saw the setup they had, there was a lock on
the lid.
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