I am reading this thinking that it must sound like fingernails on a
chalkboard! I think if I try this I will go out for awhile :-) It is a great
idea though, let the gerbils take care of their own manicure.
I bought a tim hortons coffee this morning and put the cardboard cup in with
Spikey & Jackie. You should see them, they have it half gone already. They
must like the coffee taste, cause I've never seen them attack paper towel
tubes like this. Hope they don't have a caffeine headache tomorrow!
~Cindi
>Perhaps you can supply them with an upside down flower pod made of
>clay <hm?> Are they available in the "plastic century" anymore??
>(with an entrance wide enough, they can get in: I used a hardmetal saw
>cord to make this entrance (normally used for making empty spaces in
>tiles and available in the construction market). They will sometimes
>tireless scratch on the rough inner surface and trim their nails
>themselves. Any other comparable rough clay surface positioned stable
>but sloping enough (maybe to get to the second floor or so) may do the
>trick too.
> Trimming with a nail clipper or so isn't without risk. You never
>should trim too much to avoid injuring the blood vessels. I wouldnt
>recommend it, unless there seems to be no other and more natural way.
>
>Ehrenfried
>--
>gerbil links: http://home.wtal.de/ehr/gerbils/links.htm
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