>How should their cage be set up? A Water Bottle is essential. Food bowl. Wheel is great for exercise. Nesting material such as plain white tissue and or tissue paper rols for them to shred. Arrange these however you like but be sure the gerbils have plenty of room to move around.
> what should i use for a > food dish? I use very small extra hard ceramic custard bowls. No- it isn't really ceramic though. I don't know what it is, might be that cornell stuff or whatever, because it is extra hard to chip or break. Also you can buy an extra hard plastic bowl especially made for gerbils and other rodents from most pet stores. >who do i get the water bottle in the > cage? You can buy a watter bottle holder too. The metal kind protect the bottle from being chewed. >and the wheel? If you have a a wire wheel , Depending on the type of material the roof is made from you can wire it to the top of the cage with thin flexible wire. This also prevents the rare injuries where a gerbil gets a foot caught between the wheel axle and the wire stand since the wire stand will be inverted and unlikely to trap him. >and they cover up > the food dish with bedding Gerbils instinctively do this. I just uncover it once daily to be sure they remember there are some cool treats inside. But most gerbils can find their food bowl again anyway. I just do it for my peace of mind really. There is no harm in letting them cover it. Just check it each day to be sure there is plenty left. Jade __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
