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 (http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753351)

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 don't 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:

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

Tip of the Month (http://www.twinsqueaks.com/tips.html)

Good luck.

I need homeade cage ideas too!

You could use tissue boxes, they love to chew them. I also use cardboard egg cartons, if you cut holes in it they like to crawl in and out through them. Do you have a fish tank? That's what I use for my Gerbil's cage. If not you could use a large plastic Container with a lid and poke air holes at the top (Not too big or the Gerbil can get out)

You could use tissue boxes, they love to chew them. I also use cardboard egg cartons, if you cut holes in it they like to crawl in and out through them. Do you have a fish tank? That's what I use for my Gerbil's cage. If not you could use a large plastic Container with a lid and poke air holes at the top (Not too big or the Gerbil can get out)

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Use a carrot and tie a string into it the poke a hole through the middle and put a sun flower seed in there then hang it up in your cage

use a carrot and tie a string into it the poke a hole through the middle and put a sun flower seed in there then hang it up in your cage

Then watch as the gerbil hangs himself from the rope. :(

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