I’m just curious to see if anyone else has seen this behaviour. I have two gerbils, Vincent and Theo, and since they weren’t really taking to water bottles I got them a tiny water bowl which works perfectly well and they use normally. .Now, the interesting this is that Vincent will go to the bowl and drink water like any other animal, lowering his mouth to it and licking the water. Now Theo, on the other hand, is surprisingly more civilised…. He goes to the edge of the bowl, reaches his right paw into the water and brings the paw to his mouth and licks the water from his paw. Essentially cupping the water and bringing it to his mouth! Has anyone else seen this before?? I find it adorable and hilarious, but I’ve never seen this! Thanks!

Hi! My two gerbils are 9 weeks old and are doing well, but for some reason, they will still pee and poop all over the second level of their cage. They do have a toilet, which they ALSO use.… not to mention the wheel which is always a good spot for a pee 🙄 Any suggestions on how to direct them to use just the toilet? could This be a phase they will grow out of? in the meantime, what is the best cleaning material? The second level surface is a slate slab. Any type of wet wipes that are safe to use? I thought about putting a pee pad on half the surface of the slab, but worry about the material not being safe for them? thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions! Xx