As a matter of general health, gerbils should have their water changed
daily. I have also found that daily changing of the water keeps the bottle
cleaner (i.e., less time for algae and things to grow). I clean the bottles
thoroughly about once a month.
Jill
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> From: Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: water bottle/wheel as a toliet
> Date: Sunday, June 10, 2001 1:11 PM
>
> Hi,
>
> This is kind of a stupid question, but how often do
> you wash and change your water bottles? I have an 8
> ounce one and in two days it's nearly full still. I
> was wondering if I should dump it out and wash and
> change the water today.
>
> It's filled with purified water, not tap water and
> doesn' have any vitamins, etc added to it. I don't
> know if that would contribute to cleaning it more
> often, but I know sometimes vitamins add a film.
>
> Also my two males have been usuing their wheel as a
> toliet. They leave droppings in it and usually in the
> morning they get up, run in the wheel, stop, pee, run
> again. It dries, but I think it's getting a little
> dirty. I do dump out the droppings, but I can't do
> anything for the pee. Anything I can do to stop that?
> And also, how often should I change the cardboard on
> the wheel if they keep doing this?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Cheers,
> Christina
>
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