i have another dumb question foo... how to open their mouth when they're always struggling?

Well I slightly get the idea but not sure... maybe you should post a small video of you doing it so we can observe and learn. Then again so far my gerbils seem to be eating everytime so I guess their teeth is still ok.

Errr.. mine is BC+ lots of tissue paper box+ toilet roll + hay. They still seem to have fun digging and making nest.

erm.. it's like a bird nest really. They'll just gather soft materials such as hay and paper then put it at a corner and dig just a little so they can snuggle in. It's really cute.

Yeah that's her tissue nest lo..
Erm.. the paper as in.. boxes.. like after I open koko crunch I give them the box.. and also toilet paper roll and also tissue paper boxes (of course with that plastic layer removed).

Pictures pictures pls!!! haha.. I really like to see baby gerbils. They're so small and adorable!

GROOMING TIME!!! Took this vid a year back. hahah.. they were still quite small that time. Groom until fall. =P

From the looks of the picture:

1. You were using your handphone... try to get a proper digital camera
2. If you are indeed using a digital camera, put it on macro mode and take it from a closer distance so we can all have a look.

Hope this helps.

You can't exactly say that they're bad or wrong for breeding gerbils as food... it's just like how we breed chickens or cows to eat them ourselves. It's survival I guess... As long as they're not TORTURING the animals ON PURPOSE it's all fine by me.

Anyway I still highly recommend BC... been using it ever since I found out my gerbils have sensitive nose. The only downside is they can't dig much or create burrows. hahaha... well that's what shredded papers/toilet rolls are for right?

what to do... all the seniors seem to have disappeared... nezu's quite busy lately and she's not breeding anymore.

Ahhh I miss having gerbils. Mine died a couple of years. ago. =(