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 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: