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Post by horse656 on May 29, 2010 18:25:01 GMT -5
so my one mouse escaped, and of course she had to be pregnant. figures right. so anyway we caught her, unfortunately she decided the mouse trap it was instead of the food one.
i had them in containers with lids with holes drilled in. the containers are 12 quarts i believe.
i am thinking about getting into breeding gerbils as we have some at our humane society. what should i cage them in... like container wise, i WILL put wire mesh on their cage, so they can't chew out. when should i introduce them female/males to each other? the ones at the shelter are all males and are about 3 months.
I'm looking into getting some of those lab style cages, does anyone know where i can get some, because I'm sure those are escape proof. can you keep gerbils in them?
need this info the most i have found a supplier of lab cages, but what sizes should i use for rats, mice and gerbils. mice would probably be a trio, and rats the same(until i know the females are pregnant and move out the male) and gerbils in pairs.
i don't know, about the lab cages, are the cruel? it seems like it to me...?
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Post by fuzzymom on Jun 16, 2010 9:20:43 GMT -5
The only problem I think with lab cages is they are expensive. Feeding and watering is easy with these cages though and they are easily cleaned, so perhaps you are paying for the convenience. They are not cruel as long as you do not overcrowd them. A trio would do nicely in a lab cage. www.critter-cages.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=278With gerbils, I always put them in a glass tank. I'm too worried about them chewing out of tubs. I've seen what a pair of gerbils can do to one of those plastic igloos you get at the pet store for small animals. My pair chewed through it (there was nothing left!) in a matter of days. And that is some thick plastic. Introduce them as early as possible. They won't breed until they are ready and if you wait till they are older, they may not pair up.
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