Yesterday we cleaned out our gerbilarium. Before we cleaned out their cage we needed to put them in their exercise balls. Pepper was very good and likes going in her exercise ball. Salt however didn’t want to get in her ball. Daniel and Leah had to use her favourite tube to put her into her ball. It took lots of teamwork. Once they were out of the cage team 2 cleaned it out.
- Firstly we emptied out the old sawdust and hay. We left some to keep their sent. Gerbils can find being cleaned out quite stressful.
- Then we washed out the base and wiped down all the steps and wheel. Next Toby filled up their food and Jaysiel gave them fresh water.
- After that Leah and Jaysiel helped mix up some fresh sawdust and hay. We gave them new sticks to chew on.
- Finally we put Salt and Pepper back in their cage and washed our hands.
It was really fun to clean out our gerbils. We need to do this every week. We work in teams of 4.
