Hi Amy, My best jumper can spring straight up in the
air to about three inches higher than the top of the
10 gallon tank. I'd say you want to make it at least
24 inches.
Now that my baby is "grownup" I sometimes let them run
in the porta-crib. They crawl up the mesh, but when
they get to the slick material at the top (about six
inches) they slide right down. It is a great
enclosure for them (though I can put my gnawers into
it).
Donna
ABC Gerbils
www.abcgerbils.com
--- The Jeu-jeu Gerbils <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> Can you please tell me how high gerbils can jump? I
> recall 17 or 20 inches being mentioned but please
> confirm for me... I'm building a new playground for
> my gerbils and am planning to make the walls 24
> inches high. Is that high enough to guarantee they
> can't leap out, or is that still too close?
>
> Also, the area of the playground is about 5 ft x 3
> ft. Is that big enough? I've been letting them run
> around in my washroom for the past few months so I'm
> used to a bigger area. This seem very small in
> comparison but maybe it actually isn't...?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amy
> The Jeu-jeu Gerbils
>
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