>>.. Whatever those little blocks are called that have >>"trace elements" and such.. > >Do you think having one available for your gerbils are >a good idea? I've read they don't really use it much, >but it was a good idea to have one.. It couldn't >*hurt* them to have one in the aquarium, right? I did >throw away the littla vial of water vitamins. Luckily, >my sister only used them for 3 days before I called >her. I find the mineral blocks are merely an expensive chew toy that lasts about a minute. If you are feeding a good balanced diet, you don't need to use either mineral blocks or drops in the water. >Also, I cleaned out the gerbil tank today.. not 10 >minutes and the clean, filled food dish (actually a >cat bowl, about an inch deep) was filled and buried in >aspen and the remains of what used to be a happy >toliet paper roll (they took care of THAT in 5 >minutes..) They like burying their food. I skip the food bowl for them, and just put it on the bedding in the middle of the tank. They dig for lunch and are happy about it. >Is there anything I can do to get them to stop? Buy a >board of gerbil friendly wood and place the bowl on >that? Any ideas? I'm worried they won't be able to get >to food.. not to mention, picking out the shavings of >the bowl every time it gets buried is tedious. :p That is the nature of gerbils. You won't be able to get them to stop. The only way to not have to clean out the bowl is to stop using a bowl. If you clean the cage weekly, then there won't be any problems with putting the food right on the bedding... just don't put it in the toilet corner. >Cheers, >Christina Deb Rebel's Rodent Ranch
