Usually small animals like hamsters and gerbils know how much to eat, though some overeat from deppression and loneliness.

Its fine to change every week. As I said it depends on how much bedding you use etc... no harm being cleaner, hehe... I change less often because I have only a few gerbils in each tank and sometimes I use a lot of shavings.

compare to hamster..gerbils are almost odorless i think...because i keep both of these rodents i can compare la hehe..
i also change hamsters bedding more often than gerbils..but gerbil must put more bedding than hamster rite bcoz they like to dig

kembara, do you hamster smell bad? cause those at petshop really smell very very bad... i cannot tahan... almost vomited when i try to smell its cage even gerbils i cannot smell directly into their cage...

Most of the petshops don't care the condition of the pets they're selling one... they don't even bother to change the beddings... that's why some petshops when you just stepped in the exit you can smell the aroma of the pee/poo d... hahahaha

heheh not bad la..but stinkier than gerbils..but the one keep in tank less smell la..
i had about twelve hammies now..but the smell is ok la..not so smelly heheh

wats your hammies? ww or syrian? haha...

I see ya'll have a lot of rodents at home. I only have one... and even with just 1 my mom is complaining that it stinks..

put it at somewhere your mum wont go... like your own room maybe?

one syrian...five campbels..six winter white(four of them are small pups)
heheh i live in hostel actually..hehehe but when go home for long vacation i bring them home..
my mom understand me

yup..when i am in hometown i put all cage and tanks in my own room that i share with my older bro..bcoz my house also got cats hehehe

to whosever had smell or odors problems..i think keeping in tanks more more odorless than keeping in cage

Bloddy hell, i woke up and sees a banjir in the tank. They broke the water bottle T.T !

This post has been edited by emino: Jan 2 2007, 03:21 PM

looks like u must burn u tank like foo did..

nah. i wont burn. it's easier to adjust the level is not burned. besides, i only use cheap water bottles so it's not that big of a loss.

Hmmm... mine are on their way on causing flood as well, bite marks start to appear on the bottle cap

i got two only in one tank

i also put in my room, so sometimes at nite u can listen to some sound

Haahah.. I wanted to put in my room.. then my mom was like '?!?!?! SMELLY LA!!!!'

Anyway, I'm planning to get another 2-3 more hammies... anyone here still currently breeding RC/ WW?

Oh... does anyone here know any vet nearby petaling jaya/kl that treats rodents like gerbils and hamsters?

This post has been edited by BlueHeng: Jan 2 2007, 04:16 PM

Lol... Banjir in tank? Haha... My kids already make me buy to bottle...

@blueheng

Your rodent fall sick ah? Maybe you may pm those sifu here to help you instead going to the vet

nah.. it's still healthy.. I'm just asking first so I know who to look for in case somthing happens.

haha... one of my gerbils tanks inhabitants made me change 3 bottles adi..finally I encase the bottle in metal mesh, so tehy cant destroy it anymore.... coz I also dont want to burn holes in my tank

Cannot bring my gerbils out to play one lar... i put them on a table, keep on poo and pee-ing only