Enrichment Ideas?

[Doodleham]

I don't know much about gerbils but she is very cute. I know the hamster rescue I follow on Facebook puts out a call occasionally for piles of cardboard tubes and egg boxes for the gerbils to chew. Apparently they love to shred up cardboard and essentially make their own bedding .

 

[Rescued One]

One more thing - my ger-boys LOVE destroying the hollow cork logs I put in their enclosure

 

[Angel’s Teddybear]

I actually just listed a lot of enrichment ideas on a recent post made under hamster housing and environment! Maybe some of those ideas could help a bit? I know a few may not work, not sure if gerbils eat sprays, but the wooden items and diy should be good!

 

[Leine]

Not sure if you have them in the UK, but my ger-boys love Kaytee Crittertrail tubes with lots of twists and turns buried into the bedding. The also have multiple platforms they can go on and under. Hiding treats in toilet paper tubes (poke a couple of holes so she can smell the treat) works well, too. Does she have an out-of-cage playground? and a wheel?

I'm in the US! I've heard that the critter trail tubes can be harmful because they're not well ventilated and can lead to suffocation, but have you found that this isn't an issue? She has a wheel and a big playpen and the toilet paper roll toys are her absolute favorite.

 

[Leine]

I don't know much about gerbils but she is very cute. I know the hamster rescue I follow on Facebook puts out a call occasionally for piles of cardboard tubes and egg boxes for the gerbils to chew. Apparently they love to shred up cardboard and essentially make their own bedding .

They're absolutely the same in that way! My gerb is actually way more destructive of cardboard than my hamster was so I have a stash to give her.