its so strange how many things are advertised for gerbils and yet completely inappropriate for them.
@abbiewade154312 күн бұрын
I use to have a gerbil and he lived for 4 years he was basically my emotional support buddy
@NicoleWSimoneАй бұрын
Great video
@VictoriaOtherАй бұрын
This may not be related to the video but do you know why my gerbil is scratching corners and walls? She’s starting to worry me. She is also trying to climb on top of her wheel and chewing plastic :(
@GerseyandBetsieАй бұрын
Awww just subscribed love to see a fellow gerbil ytber ❤ gersey and betsie send their love 🩵💚🐹🐭
@clw51Ай бұрын
Thanks for this video, I got ideas from you for building my topper for my 40 gallon tank. My son and I used poplar wood and I did use the same wire cage topper. It ended up very nice and the gerbils love it. Thanks for doing this video. I did fix the wire cage to the wooden floor differently. I just used small bungee cords to hold the wire topper to the wooden floor. It works fine. And It is easier to remove the topper in two pieces.
@lindasapiecha2515Ай бұрын
My little russian dwarf hamster Loves people and comes to me when his name is called 😊
@TheGerbilVineАй бұрын
Your bond sounds amazing! That is so cute 😍
@PricelessJesusАй бұрын
I have 11 gerbils is 77x46 OK cage on a stand OK? 5 levels
@TheGerbilVineАй бұрын
Cages with levels aren't recommended as gerbils can fall and aren't the best with balance and they are burrowers, not really climbers. They can, but aren't built for climbing.. Do you have 11 gerbils in 1 cage?! That seems absurd to me.
@Icey_FoxVBАй бұрын
I thought the minimum was 7" ? That's what I was told *everywhere*
@TheGerbilVineАй бұрын
For gerbils I'm sure this standard can vary by country, in Canada we don't really have set standards. From my own personal research and experience, I would do a minimum 10 inch wheel. I like the 12 best and is what I buy and use.
@Icey_FoxVBАй бұрын
Got it! I use a 7.5" wheel and haven't had problems, but I'll make sure to be on the look out from now on if they look like they're too curved! Also, my gerbils are a bit younger, not quite Pups but not quite adults, so they're a liiiittle smaller But I don't know if that means anything 😅 Sorry about the ramble
@TheGerbilVineАй бұрын
@@Icey_FoxVB age and size is definitely something to take into consideration! I like when they can run flat, with tail not too curves. To me it seems more natural. And I buy a big wheel to start so I don't have to upgrade later, which of course costs more money haha
@Icey_FoxVBАй бұрын
This channel deserves more subscribers and viewers :)
@TheGerbilVineАй бұрын
Aww, thank you so much!
@sstorm1328Ай бұрын
Nobody gives their gerbils a huge play-space in the house to roam around in with a lot of stuff including a huge wheel? Then put them back in their tank to spend the night? Why leave gerbils in tanks unless you are not home?
@TheGerbilVineАй бұрын
What are you even asking questions about? My gerbils are in their tank all the time unless I bring them out to free roam.
@Gerbil101Ай бұрын
Looks so fun
@ailsablack5452Ай бұрын
Hiya. Just wondering how yo cut the Melamine in the middle? Love your videos by the way! I’m currently getting a large topper for my tank as it’s only 26L and hopefully I can make the whole thing burrowing space for them!
@TheGerbilVineАй бұрын
Hey! I cute the wood using a handheld saw. You could use a jigsaw or something similar, just created an outline and saw it out! Sounds like you've got a great mindset going into gerbil owning. They are lucky to have you!
@HelloWorld-ct7ec2 ай бұрын
Hi love the video i was wondering do they ever bite at the metal cage since I want to get one but scared of them escaping
@TheGerbilVine2 ай бұрын
Hey! Thanks for the video love. They sometimes will bite at the bars, very infrequently, and they don't have strong enough teeth to chew through the metal.
@glenreade37142 ай бұрын
My dad and auntie when they were young loved pets and my auntie had a hamster and my dad with a gerbil .My auntie said I bet my hamster could beat up your gerbil and they put them together in a cage MY DADS GERBIL RIPPED OFF THE HAMSTERS EAR😭💀
@TheGerbilVine2 ай бұрын
Thats a horrible story.
@glenreade37142 ай бұрын
@@TheGerbilVine oh .
@Chloethehorsegirl24432 ай бұрын
My gerbil ate her family 😅so she is by herself but we have tried many times to find a pair for her and she just prefer by herself !!!! But she is one of a kind 😂
@TheGerbilVine2 ай бұрын
Oh...well.. I don't have words for this.
@sirgoosington3 ай бұрын
actually,, youre AMAZING!!! my parents and i were nervous about opening the front cage (we have the top and the.. front,, that are able to be opened etc etc) but as soon as i opened the latch and put my hand through, they instantly opened up, and even started playing with me!!! ive been working my butt off these past 3 days to try to get them as comfortable with my family as possible, and so far.. slowly, it's been making progress!! thank you!! :)
@TheGerbilVine2 ай бұрын
I'm so happy that you've found the video helpful, and been able to make progress with your gerbils! Good for you, it takes work, but when results happen its so gratifying !
@n.d.79313 ай бұрын
Thank you for trying to spread a very important message. Unfortunately most ppl who walk into a petstore to buy an animal like a commodity, have zero idea what they're doing.
@COUNTYOFSTEPFOFD3573 ай бұрын
I should get my gerbils a new wheel
@Jurassicgalaxy12453 ай бұрын
My gerbils lived for 5 years and had 1 fight I thought I was going to have to separate them but that night I found them cuddling together and I couldn’t do it they never fought again for the remaining 3 years of they life
@Jurassicgalaxy12453 ай бұрын
Gerbils are one of the most emotional creatures
@conniewatson19514 ай бұрын
I would love how to build a topper like yours for my 40 gallon tank. Please let me know where and how I can do this. Thanks
@TheGerbilVine4 ай бұрын
Hi! I have a video on my channel called how I built my topper that you may find helpful!
@conniewatson19514 ай бұрын
Would love to know where you got your topper wire cage. My current topper does not have a front door and I really want to front door on my topper. Thanks for any advice on where to get a good topper with a front door. I have two tanks on is 30 X 12 X 12 and the other is a 40 gallon breeder tank. 36 x 18 x 16. I really need a wire topper with a front door. Thanks again,
@TheGerbilVine4 ай бұрын
I used the prevue 528 hamster cage, secured it to a wooden frame, and it just sits on top of my 40 gallon tank.
@conniewatson19514 ай бұрын
Thanks I found your video on how to make it. @@TheGerbilVine
@conniewatson19513 ай бұрын
@@TheGerbilVine I got the same wire cage and used it as my topper. I secured it with bungee cords from the cage to the edge of the wooden floor of the topper. I used Poplar wood. It works great and now if I need to just remove the wire cage I can do that. Thanks so much for all your great videos.
@nicolebonifer71614 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@ivyleaves1014 ай бұрын
I was si confused when you were saying that treats wete unhealthy for them bc thats what treats are? Their supposed to be fun and tasty but unhealthy. Im not saying this as just for gerbils its for humans too ice cream is unhealthy for humans but its tasty so we eat it as a treat. But looking for healthy snacks and treats is recomended and smart. So keep doing that i just wanted a clarification.
@NORAD64315 ай бұрын
Gerbil chicken
@Gerbil1015 ай бұрын
Just letting y'all know you can find out more info abt gerbils on my channel Gerbil101
@noqueq90035 ай бұрын
So many people saying that hamsters are worse because they aren't cuddly/bite easily..um..I get the feeling that most of these people got hamsters without actually doing proper research?? I can't imagine any person who has DONE research on hamsters, getting one thinking that they will be 'cuddle buddies' and all that..I mean..that's literally not the hamster's nature. Yes they can occasionally tolerate people picking them up and cuddling them in some way but the general rule is the opposite. Usually they will mostly let you pet them and pick then up for a few pets/roam time but that's just about it. They're not your ''cuddly'' pet. So if you get a hamster without knowing this and you end up disappointed, it's not really the hamster's fault lol. I had done a bunch of research before getting my hamster, I never went into getting it thinking that it will be a cuddle pet so I was never disappointed either. Personally right now I have a hamster but I'd like to own gerbils too, I think they're also interesting in different ways.
@punkoffunk5 ай бұрын
Xlnt video
@TheGerbilVine5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and engaging!
@Bunnybbg5 ай бұрын
Is silica sand safe for gerbils
@TheGerbilVine5 ай бұрын
No
@oJassu5 ай бұрын
Personally i dont find hamsters appealing, they hibernate, and are nocturnal
@TheGerbilVine5 ай бұрын
Same, more of a gerbil girl!
@willbrooks1486 ай бұрын
You are quite adorable!
@willbrooks1486 ай бұрын
Are you a Believer in Christ?
@TheGerbilVine5 ай бұрын
No
@MC-gb4zn6 ай бұрын
Cute bb ❤❤❤
@kristineauzina2696 ай бұрын
Wooden wheels need to have cork inside
@TheGerbilVine6 ай бұрын
Yes, to avoid the ridges. Great point and an easier clean.
@tishinadunlap49906 ай бұрын
I love your gerbils they are the cutest rodents ever i have two gerbils name Zeus and kiwi
@TheGerbilVine6 ай бұрын
Omg those names are so amazing, I love them so much. Thank you <3
@tishinadunlap49906 ай бұрын
Zeus is black and white and kiwi is brown and a bit more fat.
@TheGerbilVine6 ай бұрын
@@tishinadunlap4990 love that. I currently have a black and white named moo moo, and a golden/orangey boy named Milo
@tishinadunlap49906 ай бұрын
@@TheGerbilVineOMG I love the names and colors the golden orange ones I call them sand gerbils because they remind me of sand colors and black and white ones are called rex gerbils? According to the web. But idk I LOVE sand gerbils I saw one and their SO pretty
@tishinadunlap4990Ай бұрын
Kiwi died......
@Bluspethouseandriding6 ай бұрын
I am thinking of getting a wodent wheel for my gerbils. But they are plastic and I am slightly worried about them chewing it up. In your opinion do you think it will be a problem?
@TheGerbilVine6 ай бұрын
It really depends on the gerbils! My first 2 boys didn't chew it, but my current boys do. You won't know until you try, or you could start off with a wooden one.
@Bluspethouseandriding6 ай бұрын
@@TheGerbilVine Thanks, I went ahead and ordered it. Thank you for the advice
@ixxgxx6 ай бұрын
And how’s it smell. 👃🏼
@ashleythrift56536 ай бұрын
Awesome video thank you
@TheGerbilSisters01366 ай бұрын
69 comments?! let me change that
@ixxgxx6 ай бұрын
where you buy the topper
@TheGerbilVine6 ай бұрын
I made my topper! I have a video on how it was done on my channel
@STARIZZY4586 ай бұрын
Hi i saw like some bedding in my gerbils cage and some food on it and when i picked it up it was so smelly and i’m not sure if it’s gerbil diarrhea:(
@TheGerbilVine6 ай бұрын
I'm not sure how to respond to this!
@damlitproductions81266 ай бұрын
🤔Can artificial light hours ,fool Hamsters 🐹 to engage, in our daytime🌙 cycle...
@TheGerbilVine6 ай бұрын
I'm not sure! Many animals have a biological clock they follow, so I'm not confident on if tricking them would work.
@damlitproductions81266 ай бұрын
@@TheGerbilVine👍🏼 YES ,YOUR SPOT ON 👌 BECAUSE THE HAMSTER 🐹 DOES NOT ⏰ WAKE, WHEN THE CAGE IS COVERED OVER 👏🏽. UNLIKE 🐦 BIRDS, THEY GO SLEEP 💤WHEN COVERED. 💯"Strange" But, Amazingly True 😉
@vineesho.v1377 ай бұрын
When I picked up my gerbil it suddenly started shaking and stopped moving..... And for a while it remained silent... I quickly put it in the cage and it goes to a corner and lies... what happen.. I thought the gerbil had an attack.......do you know what happened...... Please reply😊
@TheGerbilVine6 ай бұрын
Gerbils are prey animals so its possible it was scared, and froze in fear. They sometimes freeze like statues.
@Plupp-js7iw7 ай бұрын
Poor gerbil 😡 to small cage 😡😡
@miss.gerbil7 ай бұрын
So cute ❤❤❤
@CloudyTheJaquin7 ай бұрын
Yeah I can’t have two.. I had a gerbil name nova who killed her partner Luna and I’m not sure why. Then we got another Gerbil to bond with her and nova kept biting cinnamon through the cage and cinnamon start doing the same foot thing Luna did.
@karthiksjourney77837 ай бұрын
Please continue to put videos With content like Gerbil facts Myths about gerbil Explaining about their food system
@Billie_XOXO7 ай бұрын
Hi you reading dis!. I where at a animal shop yesterday and they said that ( translate i dont know it in english ) Fetsvansgerbiler liked being alone...?
@TheGerbilVine7 ай бұрын
Hi, I'm not too sure what the translation is, if you mean gerbils, then I think the pet store was wrong!
@Billie_XOXO6 ай бұрын
Ty Bc they said they wrote that on wrong animal!:)