Nancy Palmer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just moved my two gerbils into their own aquarium tank. Needless to
> say
> they are quite happy, and I've gotten A LOT more sleep sine I no long
> have to
> listen to them chewing on the plastic home they were in before. Just
> to let
> everyone know, Cinnamon and Pepper are sleeping together again...it
> was
> really only that one day. My friends and I jokingly came to the
> conclusion
> that Pepper must have simply put him in the doghouse for doing
> something, so
> he was forced to sleep on the "couch" ^_^ Anyway, my question is,
> after
> they'd gotten used to their new surroundings, Pepper decided that she
> preferred the food dish upside down. Every time i take it out and put
> it
> back in, she tips it completely over again. I know a few posts ago,
> someone
> said that things should be kept the same in the tank when there's a
> pregnant
> female...and Peppers getting very pregnant ^_^ So what i was
> wondering is,
> instead of fighting with her with the food dish, is it ok to just
> scatter the
> food into their litter without a dish? Thanks all! ^_^
This is what I always do. I got tired of them turning the bowls over,
chewing them up, knocking them around, and just generally using them for
toys. The food didn't stay in so I didn't see the point. I usually put
a scoop of food right by their nest as that area is generally the
cleanest in the tank. They don't seem to go to the bathroom right by
their nests, anyway.
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