~ My Gerbil Schedule ~

                    By: Emma, GerbilfluffHD
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          Morning:
-Change water and clean water bottle
-Sprinkle food around in cage, and top the top of their food bowl with food.
-Hold and pet to help trust.
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                 Noon/Night:
-Sprinkle food around in cage, and top the top of their food bowl with food.
-Hold and pet to help trust.


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           Optional (My Personal Schedule)

Sunday: 11 AM, Clean tank, 12 PM, practice maze running with Patches (Three sundays every month)
Monday-Thursday: Normal (Morning, Noon/Night schedules)
Friday: Movie Night, Gerbils of The Carribean, other gerbil movies. (Each Friday 4 Movies, different every night.
Saturday: 12 PM, Practice Agility with Teriyaki.

THANKS FOR READING, 

EMMA/GERBILFLUFFHD

                 ~ Things you must have to ~
         ensure your gerbil has a happy life
              
                       By: Emma, GerbilfluffHD
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First up, you should have a tank, or gerbilairium. If you're getting just one gerbil or two, you must have a 5 gallon tank atleast.
They must have a 7" wheel, not mesh. "why not a mesh one?", you ask? Well, bumblefoot is the reason why. look up some sites that will explain bumblefoot in poultry, guinea pigs, and possibly hamsters and gerbils. Try getting a 
silent spinner, 20 $, and pretty much any 
solid spinner thats enclosed on the bottom,
their tails don't get stuck.   

Pick out a ciramic or glass food bowl, because gerbils are quite the chewers. My gerbils Patches and Teriyaki like to burrow more than chew, so I buy them some Timothy Hay and store in dry place. Next up, bedding. Choose Aspen, White Fir, or good quality paper bedding brands such as Planet Petco, Katee,
and others for your gerbils bedding. Fill about half the cage with bedding, to see if their the kind that like to burrow. Choosing a water bottle can be a little tough, but here's two quick ways to do this; there's a Katee glass bottle, and there's the normal plastic water bottle (with a metal nozzle) and purchase seprately a metal case. 

I suggest you follow my schedule, in another post. Make sure to buy a shelter for your gerbil too, just because. Buy wooden chews if your gerbil isn't a burrower. Don't keep your gerbil's
cage in direct sunlight; move it away or shading it is a good idea. 

THANKS FOR READING,

EMMA/GERBILFLUFFHD

                                     ~ Handling Gerbils ~

                     By:Emma, GerbilFluffHD
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Hey! Wondering how to properly handle your 
gerbils? Well, You've come to the right place!
First of all, you will want to hold your gerbil
as if it were a baby. Don't cradle it, but expect it to commonly try to jump if you have just got
it.
When catching it, scoop it up medium speed
and don't hesitate, or else it could scare him.
First try just holding it in your palm, stroking 
its back softly. Hold it fairly close to your chest so it doesn't get any ideas about jumping.
Next, make sure you're holding it over something soft, so if you accidently drop it or if it jumps out of your hand, it will land on something soft. Some Quick-Tips on Handling gerbils:

- Don't expect your gerbil to be tame/calm at first; it takes time.
- Do make sure to be gentle; gerbils are sensitive, and if you squeeze it too hard, it 
could bite you, injure the gerbil, or obviously won't trust you anymore.
-Before you  hold the gerbil, give it a treat so it knows it can trust you, and most likely won't bite you. 

THANKS FOR READING,

EMMA/GERBILFLUFFHD