CHECK LIST
The Habitat contains:
1 cage 1 plastic tank
1 water bottle 1 feeding bowl
1 play tube 1 cage oor with short ladder
1 cage oor with long ladder
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Take the cage section of your
Habitat and x the rst cage oor two
thirds of the way up the cage.
2. Fix the second cage oor at the
bottom of the cage so that the
ladder from the top rests on it.
3. Take the plastic tank section of your Ha-
bitat and ll half way with sawdust or ne
peat, burying the play tube to create the
rst tunnel for your gerbils to play in.
4. Put the cage section on top of the
plastic tank and clip it on securely
using the clips on either end of the
cage. They should attach under the tank
lip. The long ladder should now hang from
the rst cage oor into the sawdust or peat
so your gerbils can easily climb up into
the cage.
5. Fill the bottle with water and attach
to the side of the cage so your
gerbils can easily reach it from the
bottom oor and ll their feeding
bowl.
6. Your Habitat is now ready for
your new gerbils!
SETTING UP YOUR HABITAT
Filling your Habitat halfway with sawdust or ne peat will
recreate a natural environment for your gerbils and will allow
them to burrow and tunnel to their hearts’ content. Sawdust
makes a good bedding material for your Habitat because
it is light and easy to tunnel in, but if you choose to use a ne
peat then make sure you keep it moist, so the tunnels
stay intact.
PLAYTIME
Your gerbils’ lives can be enriched by providing toys and
stimulating natural behaviour, for example hiding treats around
the cage keeps them amused and imitates natural feeding;
Hidey-holes like houses and tubes allow them to hide their food
as they would in the wild. Gerbils also love to chew, so providing
wooden blocks or toys is ideal! Keeping gerbils in pairs also
brings extra companionship and happiness to their lives.
KEEPING YOUR HABITAT CLEAN
Gerbils are extremely clean animals and do not produce much
waste. Therefore a Habitat only requires a thorough cleaning
out every 2-4 weeks. You should however tidy your Habitat
daily, removing any dirty bedding and replacing it with clean,
fresh bedding. When giving your Habitat a thorough cleaning
empty out the bedding and rinse the tank with warm water and a
pet safe disinfectant. Once dry rell the tank with fresh bedding.
This will give your gerbils a fresh layer to make new burrows and
tunnels.
