anyone got Gerbils ????

[Gromit]

Don't keep them in plastic cages, they chew through anything. Glass ones are very good, you can fill them full of sawdust which they love.

 

[Wigsie]

The glass cages are ok I think but they can be wide and seeing the little blighters can be tricky. If you use the rota-stak plastic cages, they have loads of tunnels to use (they like to burrow etc), they will chew the ends but you can get the metal rim protectors for them and as long as they have plenty of chew toys they will be fine..

 

[Panter]

Get a bearded dragon!

They are apparently like dogs (except are reptiles) and will wonder round the floor and climb on you when they are a little older.

My Wife has a bearded dragon.

It moved once a couple of weeks ago which was really exciting and a couple of days ago it blinked twice.
They really aren't the most interesting of pets

 

[661-Pete]

We kept ours in a plastic cage, and I don't recall any chew-related problems. Maybe the walls of the cage present a surface too smooth for the gerbil to get its teeth around. Anyway we gave them plenty to chew and they chewed only what they were meant to chew - except when they escaped!

But I guess you should avoid plastic toys which they can get their teeth around. It's a bit like with babies: don't give them stuff which will fit in their mouths....

 

[Mr Pig]

My Wife has a bearded dragon.

I think that's the kind of info you should keep private.

I knew a girl who had two chipmunks. I was going to buy two for my girlfriend but after hearing about the damage they did bought her a rabbit instead. Pet shop told me it was a pygmy rabbit and wouldn't get any bigger. Ended up the size of microwave, lying b*******!

 

[Panter]

I think that's the kind of info you should keep private.

I knew a girl who had two chipmunks. I was going to buy two for my girlfriend but after hearing about the damage they did bought her a rabbit instead. Pet shop told me it was a pygmy rabbit and wouldn't get any bigger. Ended up the size of microwave, lying b*******!

B)

My Brother had a pygmy Rabbit, a Netherland Dwarf if I remember rightly.

That grew to the size of a Tiger and was about as approachable...

 

[Mr Pig]

Yeah, it wasn't a pygmy to save it's life. It was just a young rabbit! It got too big for her to keep in the house and she gave it away.

 

[jig-sore]

thanks for the tips everyone.

I'm planing a really good home for them using a tank and a cage, but I'm going to custom make it so it's entertaining for them, this sort of thing...

and i cant let them escape or the cats will have them

im not sure about the balls but i'll keep it in mind. not sure if they seem a little bit cruel ????

two males is best, apparently

 

[Archie_tect]

We had 2 in a large glass box with a ventilated wire lid when the children were small. I used to make things out of lego for them to play in though they did enjoy chewing the edges. The y had a large wheel on which one would lie while the other would ran jumping over the body of the inert one... Result? -one very dizzy gerbil!

My daughter recently admitted that she does know how the tail ends came to be behind the sofa in the front room...

 

[Randochap]

I once ate a muskrat.

 

[Archie_tect]

There's no answer to that!!

 

[fossyant]

Get a bearded dragon!

Don't mix it up with a baby Komodo dragon

 

[Wigsie]

I once ate a muskrat.

How are the meds working out for you Rando?

 

[Randochap]

How are the meds working out for you Rando?

Very nicely, thanks. Seriously, this thread got me to thinking about edible rodents. My wife informs that cane rat was a delicacy in Swaziland -- tastes like pork.

Muskrat is rather, well, musky. Beaver is also like strong pork, also a bit musky.

 

[jig-sore]

who's gonna be first with the "i was munching on a musky beaver the other night" joke then ???