This page contains pictures of my housing set-ups and will hopefully give you some ideas on how to make your tank more fun. Since I am no longer breeding, I try to make my gerbils' homes as exciting and mentally-stimulating as possible. All of the objects in my tanks are easy to find and usually inexpensive. Each tank has a few things in common. They all have the basic necessities such as water, food, and things to chew on. They also all contain sand baths because I am attempting to potty-train my gerbils. Most of the tanks contain wooden houses, glass jars and aluminum cans with both lids removed. These all help stabilize tunnels and are fun for the gerbils to jump on and play in. This tank is an old bagel bin from a local grocery store and is about 15 gallons. On top of the tank is a small wire cage that contains their food bowl and water bottle. The wire cage is secured to a piece of plywood that has a hole cut to fit the ladder. The plywood has two small pieces of wood attached to it's base that fit snuggly in the top of the bagel bin. This prevents the cage from sliding off. A ladder runs between the upper and lower levels and is made of plywood with wire mesh stapled to it for grip. The tank also contains vacuum cleaner hose that the gerbils love to climb on, as well as some houses, half coconuts and cardboard to make tunnels with. The wire mesh wheel is attached to the roof using packing tape and a round fish bowl is used as their sleeping area. This tank is also made from a bagel bin and is approximately 15 gallons. Like the previous tank, a wire cage has been added using plywood. Their food and wheel is located on the second level. I drilled a hole in the side of the plexiglass to fit the spout of the water bottle. On the lower level, the gerbils have both wooden and metal houses, jars, aluminum cans and a castle from a fish tank. There is also a short length of vacuum clean hose that they like to climb on. This is my largest tank and is 27 gallons. A large wire cage was added to the top using copper wire to secure it. A hole was cut in the wire mesh to allow access to the upper level. The food, hay and some cardboard are keep on the top story. I added a piece of plexiglass to form another half of a level. The huge cardboard tube underneath it serves as a support. In addition to this, the tank contains several glass jars and aluminum cans, little houses and a chew-proof water bottle. This setup was made by joining two - ten gallon tanks using flexible, aluminum dryer exhaust. I just cut a circular hole in both lids and inserted the hose through them. The gerbils don't chew on the hose much because they have many other things to chew on. I have used tabasco sauce on the hose, with some success. The lower tank contains food, water and two wooden houses. The upper tank is gerbil paradise. There is a large wooden box on the very bottom, followed by several layers of cardboard. Some glass jars were added for interest and then the tank was filled to the top with aspen shavings. The two gerbils living in there are constantly customizing their surroundings and really enjoy making the tunnels. They usually sleep in the upper tank and just come down to the lower to eat and drink. If this site is not working properly, or you have questions, mail me at mongolian_gerbils@yahoo.ca Breeding light colourpoint agouti, dove, argente cream, black, agouti, pieds and much more!! The material on these webpages is covered by copyright law. If you wish to use this material for reasons other than your personal private use, please contact me. Top