the other day i bought them a running wheel and they won't run in it or even sit in it and i was wondering if my gerbils will ever go in it and if they don't, HOW to get them to run in a wheel???????
(they about 1 1/2 years old) if that helps
2006-07-13 04:03:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
they will run in it eventually. they may get in it at night when you are not watching them. once they start they usually really like it and then won't stop.
try putting a treat in the wheel and then when they get in it they will start moving around and then start running.
2006-07-13 04:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by KAREN A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a gerbil but I do have 4 hamsters. Anyhow 1 of my hamsters doesn't like the wheel either. I have to put her in the ball and let her run around the house for 15 minutes. :)
2006-07-13 04:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but you could put some food on top of the wheel, and the only way for them to get it down is to run on the wheel. They might run on the wheel more often that wa. My hamster just ran on the wheel because she thought it was fun. I also got her a *roaming* ball. She got a lot of excersize running around the kitchen with in it. GOOD LUCK!!!
2006-07-13 04:31:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some gerbils are just lazy. I had a gerbil named Toby who would just push his wheel over and then cover it with his litter. Some gerbils are wheel runners, and some are not. But if you do want them to get some type of exercise, get one of those balls that you put them in and they can roll around on the floor. That's what my gerbil Toby liked.
2006-07-13 04:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by i-love-olive-rat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it a plastic wheel? i know my gerbils refused to run on a slippery plastic wheel. I bought them a metal wheel. It is a sturdy wheel, that has thinner wire that is criss crossed so they cant hurt their tail, unlike other wheels that just have the bars going across.
2006-07-13 04:36:33 · answer #5 · answered by greenjellybean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just keep it in there they will figure it out
did you get one that is in-closed? is it plastic all the way around, other wise it can get it's tail hurt in the wheel.
2006-07-13 04:07:51 · answer #6 · answered by jenzen25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just let them explore the cage and they will find the wheel themselves they will need to exersize so just let it happen
2006-07-13 04:08:15 · answer #7 · answered by dave l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give them time its still new. or u just have lazy gerbils!
2006-07-13 04:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by narcolepticcats 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
place some special food treat at thevery top and they will try for it
2006-07-13 04:06:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋