>5......I can't let them run free anymore, what should Ido with them when I need to >clean the cage? Place them either in a bath tub or get a medium size Critter Keeper, or a second tank. With the second tank you could have ready for them to live in and just need to transfer their food, water and whatever else they own into it. This leaves you free to clean the first tank without worry ;) >6.....they'vealso started to dig and scratch at their cage a LOT, and no longer >just atcorners. Is this a concern? It's a gerbil thing, comes-n-goes. >7.....Aren't gerbils supposed to naturally want their cage clean and poop in one >spot (ie. the toilet)? Can you train them? What can I say? There's just no accounting for some peoples kids :)) >8. One last question -- I'm leaving my country (Canada) for the entire >month of July with my whole family on vacation. But all my friends are >either away, allergic to animal fur, or afraid of rodents. Are there >services around that take care of rodents? Try your veterinarian. Lots of them do offer boarding. Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo The Izzy Clan
