Home made gerbil toys & cage? Ideas?

kashumz · #1 May 23, 2008, 08:53 PM

I am poor. I need a bigger gerbil cage. This is what I have now and I have been told it's much too small.

crittertrail treehouse

I was going to make a bin cage, which would be a large rubbermaid bin with a mesh screen installed into the lid, but I dont have a mesh screen. Do you think I could just leave the lid off? They wouldn't be able to climb up, but gerbils can jump. Could they jump out? It's completley smooth on the inside, I don't see how they could chew their way out.

Also, I'm in desperate need of gerbil toys. I KNOW ABOUT THE PAPER TOWEL ROLLS. yes, they make excellent toys but I need more than that because they use them up so quickly and Im trying to save them to make a maze with. I have a clay pot I just made in art. Could I let them climb in that? It's painted with acrylic paint though. If they chew on it, won't that paint be very bad for them? I read about making hammocks for them too. But how would I hang it from the top of the cage? Especially if with the bin cage I won't even have a lid. Should I just keep them in the treehouse?

Please give me some ideas for some gerbil toys and cages! DO NOT SUGGEST TP ROLLS!

I NEED HOMEMADE CAGE IDEAS D:

Altenweg · May 23, 2008, 09:14 PM

Here's a site that I found that might give you some answers;

Tip of the Month

Good luck.

kashumz · May 24, 2008, 08:48 AM

I need homeade cage ideas too!!



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