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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Gerbils are preferably ...

... in terrariums or aquariums, the minimum base area 80 cm. The covers have been close. This accommodation offers to the cage two advantages. First, the animals run around and pawing at no litter spread around their base. And secondly, we thus preventing a possible escape. Since they can make her body extremely slender, escaped gerbils often by very close-knit mesh cage. Must be considered when choosing the location that the gerbils are active day and night, which may mean a disruption of sleep. In the wild, gerbils live in groups. Therefore, they should at least hold together. Since gerbils respond to other conspecifics extremely aggressive (with fights that usually end with the death of one of the two rivals, if there is no way to escape), are best littermates. When a couple's attitude should be by the extremely high rate of reproduction of male castration considered. As a small animal bedding or litter of untreated bird is sand. The system consists of: drinking tube / protective house / cave system (for example, by using cardboard tubes, plastic or clay pipes) / a small stone slab (for wear of the claws). A food dish is not necessary because the direct distribution of food on the welfare of the litter feeding may better suit. If, however, one well is situated, it must be increased because the animals usually buried him in a short time in the litter.

12 comments:

  1. The closest thing I had was two Cannaries, one left trough the window and one died :/

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  2. I can't even take care of a goldfish.. dies within the day, really.

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  3. A bit hard to follow, but I do think that Gerbils are cute little guys.

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  4. Back when I was 12 or 13 my mother let us have a pair of gerbils/hamsters. I think we asked for a cat but my dad wouldn't have it at the time, so the rodents were a compromise.

    Anyway, the information looks correct and I will keep it in mind in case I decide to host Gerbils or Hamsters again.

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  5. I actually would love to own a hamster/gerbil or two.

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  6. I think aquariums are way more boring than terrariums...

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  7. Gerbils are so cute!! Following and supporting. alphabetalife.blogspot.com

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  8. I had gerbils growing up, my dad got rid of them though.....

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  9. Never had a gerbil. Had a guinea pig growing up, which died by trying to headbutt another guinea pig, missing, and breaking its neck on the cage door.

    Good ol' Nibbles.

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