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With a sand bath. Gerbils clean and groom themselves and you should certainly never bath them with water. Offer them a shallow dish filled with chinchilla sand (not dust) and they will roll themselves around in it and get their fur clean. It won't harm them to eat the grains, but you'll need to remove it if they start fouling it.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes, you can take your gerbil a bath, but follow these hereinstructions.
1. Go to your sink.
2. Turn on the fossit.
3. Do not put in lots of water if you don't want to hurt it.
4. Put in shallow water.
5. put in a tiny bit of soap cause it hurts their eyes alot.
6. Keep their heads up.
7. its head with your hand.
7 simple instructions.
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∙ 7y agoNo. Although pet stores often recommend you give them dust baths it's often just a way to make more money. Gerbils are desert animals but they've been domesticated as pets for over 50 years and they're very fastidious like cats so they don't need to be bathed.
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∙ 14y agoGerbils probably can take baths, but they hate them. Gerbils, like cats, clean themselves, so you do not need to wash them. However, if they got extremley dusty or dirty, take a damp cloth and wipe them clean.
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∙ 13y agoYou don't. They bathe themselves. What you can do is a buy a sand bath, they'll play around in the sand and get clean. You can usually buy these at pet stores
Yes, it's possible to give gerbils baths. But it's extremely dangerous to them and it would be better not to. They do prefer grooming themselves though. At the store they have special sand they play and bathe in. I think that the sand makes their fur shinier and more beautiful. You can also groom them with special gerbil combs.
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∙ 12y agoGenerally gerbils do not need baths, but if they got into something and absolutely need a bath, I would consult a veterinarian first. And get some leather gloves because they will probably try to bite.
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∙ 13y agoIf you give a gerbil a bath, it can irritate their skin. What you can do is a buy a sand bath, they'll play around in the sand and get clean. You can usually buy these at pet stores
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∙ 13y agonot many pets like baths so i would say no...
cats, dogs, birds, they all hate baths
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What do gerbils take a bath in?
gerbils take baths in sand.
Can you use flour for a gerbils dust bath?
Gerbils do not require dust baths like Chinchillas. If you are able to get a gerbil to try it then use a dust bath formula from a pet store. In my experience they don't like baths.
When gerbils get baths is there a soap you have to use?
No, there is no special soap for giving a gerbil a bath.
What kind of fruit should i give to my gerbil?
you can give gerbils cherries you can give gerbils cherries
Should you give your pet mice baths?
NO YOU DO NOT GIVE THEM BATHS ASK PETCO COPYRIGHT
Can you give raw cabbage to gerbils and guinea pigs?
You cant give cabbage to guinea pigs i dont know about gerbils.
What do you do if your gerbils bite?
Wash out any cuts, first. Then consider if you still want your gerbils. There is not a known way to "cure" your gerbils, so to stop biting, you should a., give them away or b., suffer! (You can give unwanted gerbils back to the petstore.)
Do gerbils take baths?
yes they take sand baths. you can put a 1inch tray fill it with chinchilla bathing sand and they may roll over in it or not, if they do then they need to take a bath 1-2 times a month.
Your gerbil hates sand baths what should you do?
some gerbils would rather use it as a toilet make it possible for the gerbil to exit the sand
Can gerbils eat hamster food?
Yes! In fact, ALL hamster food is made for Hamsters AND Gerbils! It is perfectly fine to give gerbils the hamster food, and also to give hamsters gerbil food!
Can gerbils eat carrot?
Yes. Gerbils can eat most vegetables and fruits EXCEPT for citrus. Don't give them too much though or he'll have diarrhea =(
How do you give mice baths?
mice do't need baths, so there's no answer to this question
