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[quote=Anonymous] We love our gerbil pair! Gerbils, unlike hamsters, need another gerbil friend, otherwise they're unhappy. They're also greater chewers, so they need a glass aquarium, not anything plastic in their cage unless it's hard plastic and you provide plenty of cardboard and interesting chewy toys to distract them. A determined gerbil can chew a hole through a hard plastic bin if they're bored and have nothing to do! On the other hand, gerbils don't bite, and will come to nuzzle you affectionately when you put your hand in the cage. If an untamed gerbil does bite, you can train it not to by tapping their nose. In gerbil language, it means "stop that". Eventually, they get it. Like hamsters, they need a ton of bedding so they can build tunnels to their hearts' content. I recommend the odor-control paper bedding called EcoFiber. It lasts for a month and does not produce dust, which is important for humans with asthma or allergies. Oh, and about the fish comment. No! Fish are very complex and should not be a first pet! [/quote]
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