I use a dustpan to scoop everything out, then spray it down with a non-toxic
cleaner and wipe it out. Three more sprayings and wipings with water to get
out the cleanser, and I'm done. Of course the gerbils are elsewhere in a
carrier while I do this. :)
One tip: If you move your gerbils elsewhere to clean their home, put some of
the old bedding in with them to make it smell more like home. Then when their
home is clean with fresh bedding sprinkle some of the old bedding on top.
This helps prevent triggering a fight over "new" territory.
Lian Chang wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> What I do is remove the 'furniture', then use a dustpan to scoop all the
> bedding and chewings into a garbage bag. Only after this will I use the
> vacuum, just to suck up the bedding that I missed as well as dust, etc.
> I find this is the easiest for me, as I can throw out most of the debris
> right away (about 2 or 3 safeway bags full for each large aquarium), and I
> don't need a large & powerful vacuum to do this. In fact, my vacuum is
> small, and about 30 years old and it has no trouble doing this.
>
> Lian
> Black and Brown,
> Lovey and Dovey,
> Cinnamon and Carmel
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