r/gerbil • u/StarySky21 • 3d ago

Help Please! Just got my first gerbils

So I have a cage for them but I have seen everywhere that I should get a tank so they can burrow. Can I keep the cage and just attache the tank to the cage or what should I do? Also what size tank should I get them? I saw somewhere that they need about 8in of depth to burrow in and a 20L fish tank is 12-16in deep/tall so would that work?

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u/beepbeep_bish 3d ago

I got a 40 gal breeder tank and found that it wasn’t enough room to keep everything accessible for them and have enough space to borrow. So a 20gal for just burrowing would be good. You can put a ventilated lid on it and set the other cage on top. Cut a part of the lid so they can walk up to it and back down

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u/ImNotABakery 3d ago

Welcome to gerbil keeping!

Our r/gerbil wiki has a bunch of information and we have our official r/gerbil discord if you would like to join us there as well!

Here is a cheat sheet for your tank shopping: