> MM Chris:
>
> >Well, Frick destroyed another water bottle the other day. The first was
my
> >fault, putting one of the flat platic ones with the ducks in it in her
> >cage.
> >This next one she buried her wheel, used it as a ladder, and chewed off
the
> >top. Grrrr.
>
> Let me tell you how we solved this problem as we have a notorious bottle
> chewer too. I ductaped a metal jar lid to the top of the water bottle.
> Mathias can get on top all he wants but he *can't* chew through the metal.
> The ductape does get nibbled but does not seem to hurt Mathias and has
been
> in his cage for two months now.
Our Gerbils LOVE ducttape too. I tape the wheels, and then tape the wheels
to the cage (so they can use them without burying it) and they chew the
things off about once a week. They clear the wheel every two weeks or so.
Very munchy gerbils I have.
Incidentally, Othello has devleoped a rather acrobatic trick, where he can
climb on top of his wheel, without immoilising it. He then balances on it,
chewing on the cage lid, untill he falls off. Repeat. Sigh.
> >Her cage got the new metal lid, BTW. It's a heavy wire grating that can
> >support Grimmy's 20lbs. of catness if he hops up. I also hung the wheel
> >from it with paper clips, so they can no longer bury it. Take that,
> >gerbils. :)
>
> Don't feel too sure of yourself... the little beggers are inventive.
Yep. See above trick. Yeesh.
