hello ,
here are some more details , maybe it will help someone to identify
the problem -
I have two gerbils , I don't use wood chips bedding , only toilet paper
and cardboard .
>Hila -Toilet paper and cardboard are not >absorbent enough. You need to
add 4 inches >of Corn cob, well aired out or kiln baked pine, >carefresh
or Aspen to the tank. If you want to >use toilet paper, cardboard and
paper only >make it very deep (4inches after shredding) >and change
every two weeks.
after someone has mention it could be a problem of a dripping water
bottle , I checked , and saw it is dripping but only a little bit.
maybe this causes the problem ... but I don't understand why .
oh , and I put fresh sand every three days so they can play in it.
> Sand doesn't absorb odors. Instead put some >in a bowl to play in and
remove after a short >while.
The last thing is that they have a wooden house as a nest and it smells
worst then anything else.
>Wash the house with hot water, then after it >dries either drill one or
two 1 1/2 inch holes on >the flat roof, so the gerbil doesn't have a
big >enough area to urinate on. You can also
> glue their food bowl there instead. Gerbils like >to urinate on Smooth
surfaces (habitrail >tubes,Look out towers, cans, jars, wooden >toys
etc..) Sand, or Chinchilla dust.
does it help to find out the origin of the problem ?
I don't think it is a bladder problem ,
> Yes its normal behavior, once you add >several inches of a absorbent
litter the smell >will go away.
because both gerbils are doing it , and it seem quite natural ,
they even make this "digging" movement right after .
thanks
hila.
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