It is probably not urine you're smelling- it's most likely secretions from
the scent glands of the gerbil's underside. I have noticed odor from that
accumulating quickly if you have a pair of gerbils who are excessive
markers and wood toys in the cage. The wood absorbs the secretions and the
scent stays in the wood. Assuming they have wood toys in their enclosure, I
would suggest removing those and making them houses from cardboard (kleenex
boxes and such) instead. These you can just throw out and replace when they
stink. Just an thought- hope it helps!
Jill
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> From: Donna Anastasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: urine problem , what can be done ?
> Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 11:51 AM
>
> From my experience (I now have 13 gerbils) gerbils should not urine
> frequently, or mark with urine, and the smell should be very mild.
> Perhaps there is some sort of medical problem here (?)
>
> gerbils4 wrote:
>
> > hello allI love my gerbils and I dont mind giving them all the space
> > they need in my room , I dont even mind the animal scent they
> > producethe problem is with ... well , their urine .I dont know if it
> > just my gerbils , or maybe all gerbils are like that , but when ever
> > they are in a "new" place the first thing they do is to mark it with
> > their urinethe thing is that they consider their place as "new" every
> > time after I have cleaned it !so in a few hours it has such a smell
> > that I'm having a problem to even get near it .does anyone has this
> > kind of problem too ?do you have any suggestions what can I do
> > ? thankshila.
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