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Old May 12, 2013, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Maven View Post
One note about gerbils escaping their cage. Make sure you don't have any mousetraps (or electrical wires, for that matter) set up where he might come in contact. My [bleep]ing brother (who is no longer with us) set up a mousetrap in our house. I had a hamster and he escaped without my seeing. I was in the kitchen about to eat breakfast when something caught my eye. My hamster, dead, caught in the trap. I never forgave my brother for that.
no mouse traps in my house! had a rabbit eat the wiring a few years ago - didn't hurt it but electricuted me (not badly) when i investigated the wire, so all wires are encased in metal tubing not big enough for gerbils to get through!

my home is pretty much gerbil proof, i even chase blow flies out whenever i see any!