>Considering they are not yours.
>1) Make sure they can't get out.
I agree. Having one loose in the house AND possibly
causing havoc/getting into something they shouldn't
isn't a good idea.
>2) Check water bottle every day, sometimes they stop
>working.
Agreed.
>3) Give them food.
Feed them daily, I'm sure whoever you're sitting for
will provide you with their usual fare and how much.
>4) Cheerios and a piece of carrot is a good treat.
Make sure the carrot treat is offered only once during
the whole week, no thicker and longer than your thumb,
and you may have to break it down smaller so each
gerbil can have a chunk of their own. Clean it out of
the cage after 24 hours.
>5) Don't handle them because they may get away if you
>are not used to them. When you get your own, then you
>can handle them.
Agreed. The less chances they have to escape the
better.
>6)Plain white bathroom tissue is ok for a bed don't
>use materials or hamster bedding.
I don't know what the other poster is referring to.
"Hamster bedding" is the same as what you would use
for a gerbil.
Don't offer anything such as 'fluffy bedding' (looks like
cotton balls or polyfill) or anything made of fibers like
compressed cotton waste, or any cloth.
Unscented undyed toilet tissue, a few sheets ripped
up and offered, makes great gerbil bedding. It's soft,
warm, and safe.
>6)Cardboard tubes from paper towels are favorite toys.
Or the center tube from a roll of toilet paper.
Congratulations, I hope that everything goes well, and
that your mother sees what good pets gerbls are. :)
I know you've been hoping for permission to keep
gerbils for quite a while, and I hope this works.
Good luck Jenny Blum. :)
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
