Excuse me but this is ridiculous, hay and straw are very well bedding! Plus
it's the most natural enrichment you can give.
Gerbils may be pets but they happen to be animals that also live in the
wild, they use grass and other stuff as bedding then, could someone go give
them some paper! I always use hay (grass or alfafa) and straw, never any
problems. My breedingpair has raised 3 litters and the 4th was born last
week. The dust is no problem, gerbils also live in the desert.....
You can also give them branches with leaves, they like that a lot.
>In a message dated 1/18/01 12:49:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
><< It has lots of dust and allergens...it can often be moldy or musty.
> It can break off and have sharp edges and points. (papercuts and
> needle pricks can have nothing on it). Bugs and other things can
> be in it.
>
> Humans often have allergies to the dust and pollen mixed in with it.
>
> I suggest you use hay and straw for horses and cattle, and use
> other things for gerbil bedding.
>
> Deb
> Rebel's Rodent Ranch >>
>
> Actually....PLEASE DONT use the hay!! LoL
>
>DRL
>
