My gerbils used to make a whole lot of noise by banging their water
bottles against the sides of their tanks. (I use the kind of bottle
that hangs from a paper-clip-like wire attached to the top of the
bottle.) I solved this by attaching the bottle to the tank cover far
enough away from all four sides so that any amount of swinging still
won't cause contact with the tank sides. I also don't give them any
cardboard to chew on after 9PM or so. There's not too much else they
can do to make noise now, other than squeaking and scratching, but that
doesn't bother me much.
Rick
Ubu Noir wrote:
>
> Someone asked earlier about having trouble sleeping with the gerbil
> noises in their room. I'd like to know what people have done about it
> myself, as every night my boyfriend (as he says) "takes the kids out"
> into the other room so their noises don't keep us up. Any ideas?
>
> Kelly and the Spoo-Key units. :)
