Should I give my gerbils a bath?

Question

I recently bought a ceramic critter bath in the pet store. Im thinking about putting water in it and letting the gerbils clean themselves or I might buy this special soap I saw for small pets to clen them.

Should I buy a special soap so they can clean themselves?

Answer 1

I had four gerbals each lived for two years, I NEVER gave them a bath!

Short & sweet... here’s what gerbils need:

Occasionally or when your gerbils’ fur looks greasy, give them a sand bath. Place a little chinchilla dust or sand in small plastic container and they will roll in it. Remove it when they are bored or begin to chew container.

Gerbil food & water daily (rough guide: 1/2 tbsp per gerbil per day; there should always be a little food in tank)
Fresh veggies or hay every day or a few times a week. Remove uneaten veggies at next meal.

Clean the water bottle weekly

Clean tank every 2-3 weeks with warm water & a small amount of hand-dishwashing soap; rinse well. If litter gets wet (from leaking water bottle, or gerbils piling litter against it), remove litter and clean tank.

Keep temperature 65-80°F. Avoid drafts (window, A/C) and direct sun.

Give them something to chew (box, tube) every other day.

Handle them as much as possible - they love attention!

If your gerbil seems lethargic, moves awkwardly, won’t eat, has diarrhea, suddenly becomes nippy, or acts or looks strangely in any way - he or she is sick - see a vet.

Answer 2

Gerbils just like hamsters clean themselves. So you don't need to clean them. If you did your not suppose to put them in water because they will get ammonia and die.

Answer 3

gerbils can't clean themselves for one thing..secondly use a baby wipe to kinda clean them off it works, keep it away from their eyes.

Answer 4

gerbils clean themselves by rolling around.

Answer 5

no i Spain we would let them roll around and clean them with wipes not on eyes

Answer 6

no, just buy Critter Powder, or chinchilla dust. DO NOT use water!!