How much sawdust is enough for gerbils?

Sawdust Although this is very cheap to buy, there is little to recommend it. Saw dust has been known to cause irritation to gerbil eyes and noses, so it is best to ... This can be used to provide a more natural environment for your gerbils as it does allow more complex burrows to be built, but it does have many disadvantages. read more

Do not give them sawdust for bedding. it can cause allergies or respiratory illnesses. You are much better off giving them shredded up paper bedding, in which case there’s no such thing as too much. read more

Gerbils need lots of space to run, jump, and burrow, and if they do not, they may become territorial, even with their established groups. My pair of gerbils do fairly well in a 20 gallon long aquarium with a cage topper. They are much happier with this space than they were in a 10 gallon and a 10 gallon with a topper. read more

Sawdust Although this is very cheap to buy, there is little to recommend it. Sawdust has been known to cause irritation to gerbil eyes and noses, so it is best to avoid it. Wood Shavings On the whole this is very clean, especially the dust extracted form and it does not usually cause problems for gerbils. read more