I put 4 gerbils on soil and other 2 that were the worse on paper-only. And they
are all fine. Only the 2 are lonely i think they aren't so energic now. But i
think they will soon get company by pups. :-)
The first hour that the 4 gerbils were on soil (dirt) they didn't know what to
do. :-) They were running around and smelling the dirt... And even now they
don't know how to dig in the soil. They dig only in the corners. :-( They have
about 4 inches of dirt in the tank.
One more question: how do you feed gerbils with "old" bread when they are on
soil? Pieces of bread last only few minutes in my tank, they it is just a black
ball that no gerbil wants to feed with.
Spela
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Jill wrote:
> They would have to be housed on the paper-only bedding for a while before
> you should expect to see any improvement- I don't think you would see any
> difference this soon.
>
> I personally would not use soil- you do not know what kinds of "things" may
> be growing or living in it. I would give the paper some more time.
> Jill
>
> ----------
> > From: Spela Marincic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: bedding and red noses agin
> > Date: Monday, April 02, 2001 5:51 PM
> >
> > i tried paper. it is not working. today i'll fill the cage with soil.
> what do
> > you think.
> > i will try it, cause soil is gerbil's natural habitat. i am washing my
> gerbil's
> > noses with camomille tea - and it is better then.
> >
> > bye
> > Spela
> >
> >
> >
> > Deb Rebel wrote:
> >
> > > >i don't know what kind of wood is in "my" bedding. it just say BEDDING
> FOR
> > > >ALL RODENTS. it's from VITAKRAFT - a german company for supllyes for
> small
> > > >pets, cats, cats, horses...
> > > >i'll give them a lot of paper now!
> > > >
> > > >Spela
> > >
> > > I'm not certain about that product (we do have Vitakraft here),
> > > are any of or all the shavings reddish brown and aromatic, or
> > > light yellowish in color?
> > >
> > > I tend not to trust anything labelled 'bedding for all rodents'
> > > as it might be a blend or even cedar.
> > >
> > > [it has to do with manufacturers lying on packaging, for
> > > such things as 'fluffy bedding'....]
> > >
> > > Let us know if changing to all paper for one change clears
> > > up the red nose problem or not. If it does, then it's the
> > > bedding you're using. If their noses go red again after
> > > the change, then it's either the disinfectant or soap
> > > you're using to wash the cage...or they get agitated
> > > and are rubbing them on bars or contents while re-arranging
> > > and setting up housekeeping again.
> > >
> > > Luck.
> > >
> > > Deb
> > > Rebel's Rodent Ranch
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