Michael Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Quick question - Please response as soon as posable. Anyone ever given his or her gerbils a bath? My females have covered them selves with urine smell, and I want to get rid of the smell and the urine. How can I do this? ___________________________ Norm once tried to take a bath in a sink full of dirty dishes and dish water. LOL! He HATED it! (he fell in while investigating the counter tops). Seriously, water baths aren't recommended since gerbils are very afraid of water. But, a dust bath can do wonders as a cleaning agent. Try chinchilla dust, cornmeal, or (if available!) volcano dust. (Really, I did clean my gerbils with Mt. Redoubt dust that we collected after it dropped in Anchorage!) Put the dust in a shallow bowl and let the gerbils roll in the dust. If they aren't sure what to do, just sprinkle them with the dust and let them shake it off. Just place the bowl in their tank occassionally for about 10 minutes or so then remove it. If you leave it in a long time, your gerbils will use it for a bathroom and/or bed. And, since chinchilla dust is somewhat pricey, you don't want to waste it as a bathroom. I suppose if you are desperate to clean your gerbils, you might try wiping you gerbils with a damp cloth. But your gerbils won't like it. Hope that helps! Deb Adams ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
