I've never had any luck about determining where my gerbils will choose to sleep.
(I give them a couple of options and let them pick). It does seem though that
the about-to-be discarded ratty old box wins over the 8.99 coconut hut or other
adorable pet store buy 95% of the time! Also, mine tend to use one nest for
several days and then switch to another.
Tracy Croteau wrote:
> When I got the boys, I bought them all the supplies they'd need. One of those
> being a house- I bought one of those little yellow sail boats called a
> Critter Climb and Sail. I had originally put my rats wooden house (that
> they'd out grew) in but even with scrubbing it "I" still thought I smelled
> urine (my rats don't care where they "go" ), so I decided to get the gerbils
> their own little house.
> Now, that I've replaced the house, the gerbils won't sleep in the little boat
> house. When I went in just a few minutes ago to say good morning they were
> huddled together like hamsters do, in the corner of their tank under the
> water bottle.
> I even put some of their bedding (a mix of aspen and carefresh-same thing I
> use for the rats) in the boat and I worked it into the bedding some so that
> they could enjoy a little burrowing. They have no trouble getting in or out
> of it, they dart right for it the minute they see someone's hand go for them.
> Is it normal for them to do something like this? Am I worrying about nothing?
> I already threw out the stinky wooden house, now what?
>
> Tracy
