Hi all !
Well, we always put plain paper at the bottom of our aquariums
(and use toilet paper as bedding) .
There were no sheet of paper that "lasted" for more that two-three
days, Gerbils shreded it all !
My question is - why to spend 50 $ for buying paper shredder and
then give stripes to gerbils when they can shred it by themselves ?
Enjoy !
Dejan, Nives & The Gerbils (Maggie, Tisha, Otto, Laureen, & Nutty)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maureen Weibel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: Paper Shredder
> We have been doing that since we got our gerbils 2 1/2 years ago, and it
has
> worked out really well for us...we protect our privacy and the gerbies get
> bedding! After we clean the tank (10 gallon), we put in a couple of
handfuls
> of the shredded stuff till the tank is about 2/3 full. The gerbils (well,
> gerbil - we lost one in December) chew the strips into pieces about 1 1/2
> inches long. Within about an hour they will have it all chewed down to a
> carpet on the bottom, at which time we give them some more. We give them
a
> handful or two every night for about a week. Besides lining the bottom of
the
> tank, the gerbils use it to fill in all their other toys and boxes. When
> they're actually making their nest, they chew it up much finer. This is
the
> only kind of bedding we have ever used (with the exception of some kleenex
> for their actual nest), and we have never had any problems with it. When
we
> clean the tank, we just throw it all away and the gerbies start over. We
only
> shred regular letter quality paper, not anything with plastic or metallic
> coatings nor magazine-type paper nor the carbonless copies you get as
> receipts. Our shredder cost around $50. Hope this helps.
>
> Mo
>
> P.S. We have never done any breeding, so I don't know if this would work
if
> you had pups.
>
>
> Susan wrote:
>
> I was thinking about investing in a paper shredder to recycle my paper
items
> like mail, duplicate bills (I wouldn't mind the originals either! )
> junk mail, etc into nesting/bedding material for gerbils. Has anyone done
> this? If we don't put newspaper products (w/dyes etc) into it wouldn't it
> work?
>
