Tamsyn Nesbit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi. :) I just joined this list and would be grateful for any and all
>advice. I got two gerbil brothers (perhaps 10 weeks old?) about a week
>ago (semi-long story and not all that interesting, but I'll bore you
>with it if you want.<g> To sum up, I didn't exactly go out looking for
>gerbils.....)
>
>My only experience with other wee ones has been a rescue chinchilla that
>I had for several months before finding her a much better home, and
>several ratties a few years ago. (And boy do I miss them......)
>
>Got a *very* basic book on gerbil care, and am now looking for gerbil
>lists, links, *anything*! I've found the gerbil housing site, and have
>great plans..... I figure that, since Chompa and Tenzin chose Tibetan
>names (yes, I ran quite a few names past them, and these were the ones
>they liked), they might like something along the lines of a miniature
>version of the Potala Palace at Lhasa.... someday..... Right now,
>they're in a cage that I think is way too small, though it has three
>levels, and I took myself and my paycheck to the pet store today to get
>them a little wooden "timber hideaway" (boxlike, with one top hole and
>two on the sides), and a "coconut cabana" (hollowed out coconut shell
>with a hole in it), a better water bottle than the one that came with
>the cage, and some treats. They're eating a mix made by KayTee. I
>plan to buy or have made (I'd do it myself, but I'm a total klutz) a
>*much* bigger cage for them (yee ha! Planning that will be something to
>do at the office when I'm *supposed* to be working.....), and will
>eventually get them onto a homemade diet, as I did with my rats. In my
>searching tonight, I discovered that I was right in thinking they might
>like some sand or chinchilla dust..... so they'll be getting that as
>well. Again, any and all suggestions welcome!
>
>Thanks, from me and my gerbil boys.
>
>Tam
>Chompa (I scared that big doggie who was lookin' at us!)
>Tenzin (Sure you did, Chompa.... Come back in the the hideaway and tell
>me about it....)
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Hi!
Have a look at the Gerbil FAQ. There is plenty of good info there:
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/gerbfaq.htm
You seem to be doing well by your gerbils so keep at it ad they and you
will have a good time!
--
Julian
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