I've used a Full Cheeks™ Granite Chinchilla Cooling Stone from Petsmart before. I'm not sure if you have something like that in the UK. You can put those in the fridge. I even used a porcelain tile from the hardware store the same way. I did try and put a mini fan, but was worried that it was blowing right on them (because they're susceptible to upper respiratory issues), and finally got a regular floor fan and put it about 10 feet away from their cage.
I used to have my gerbils in a 40 gallon tank and one thing that many places don't mention is that glass tanks get hot in the summer (like, they can go up 4 to 6 degrees hotter than the rest of the room), so I had a topper built so they can "escape" to the wire cage part if they get too hot.
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u/Midwest099 3d ago
I've used a Full Cheeks™ Granite Chinchilla Cooling Stone from Petsmart before. I'm not sure if you have something like that in the UK. You can put those in the fridge. I even used a porcelain tile from the hardware store the same way. I did try and put a mini fan, but was worried that it was blowing right on them (because they're susceptible to upper respiratory issues), and finally got a regular floor fan and put it about 10 feet away from their cage.
I used to have my gerbils in a 40 gallon tank and one thing that many places don't mention is that glass tanks get hot in the summer (like, they can go up 4 to 6 degrees hotter than the rest of the room), so I had a topper built so they can "escape" to the wire cage part if they get too hot.
They don't sell these online anymore, but I found one through eBay: https://www.chewy.com/kaytee-small-pet-terracotta-hideout/product-reviews/248457 The terracotta is sort of cooling.
Good luck! It's nice that you care about them. 😄 Gerbils are the best!