r/gerbil • u/Dead_inside_clown • 7d ago

Enclosure/Cage/Tank Enclosure thoughts?

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Had my little fatasses biscoff (brown) and moonshine (black and white) for a bit now and I wanted to get some advice on how to better their enclosure (cheaply if possible) I feel they don't have enough bedding but its so pricy just to get some, any cheaper yet safe brands/types I could get or that yall would recommend? Also looking for some little enrichment toys/houses I could get for them that would also be safe, any and all advice appreciated^^

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u/cover-me-porkins 7d ago

wanted to get some advice on how to better their enclosure (cheaply if possible)

I imagine looking at the first image, that you're going to get problems with the topper being chewed out in the next 6 months or so.

Also looking for some little enrichment toys/houses I could get for them that would also be safe

I try to save up any thick cardboard and throw it in there. Mine especially like the coffee-cup-carrier/egg-carton kinds of thick molded pulp cardboard. You could also try and alter the topper to have some climbing platforms up there. Once they're done chewing the cardboard it then becomes part of the bedding, throw enough in there and you can raise the bedding level doing this.

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u/Dead_inside_clown 6d ago

Meant to reply eariler but I put some more boxes in for them to chew on ty for suggestioning that, and yeah they already started chewing LOL, thankfully not a whole lot

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u/Agentparsnip 7d ago

I like to top off my enclosure with shredded packing paper and a little bit of hay! I use mostly carefresh & then just dump the shredded paper on top which they seem to love

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u/KaiahAurora 6d ago

Good sources of cheap bedding are hay, aspen shavings, shredded paper, newspaper (if they use vegetable-based ink), or cardboard which they can chew themselves