How to Give a Gerbil a Sand Bath

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Purchase a small dish to use as a "gerbil bathtub.. Get a bag of chinchilla sand.. Pour ½ inch (1.27 cm) of chinchilla sand into the bathtub.

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1

Purchase a small dish to use as a "gerbil bathtub.

Step 1

Purchase a small dish to use as a "gerbil bathtub.

2

Get a bag of chinchilla sand.

Step 2

Get a bag of chinchilla sand.

3

Pour ½ inch (1.27 cm) of chinchilla sand into the bathtub.

Step 3

Pour ½ inch (1.27 cm) of chinchilla sand into the bathtub.

4

Place the bathtub in the tank for ten minutes.

Step 4

Place the bathtub in the tank for ten minutes.

5

Bathe your gerbil every week.

Step 5

Bathe your gerbil every week.

6

Let your gerbil bathe itself.

Step 6

Let your gerbil bathe itself.

7

Don't pour sand over your gerbil.

Step 7

Don't pour sand over your gerbil.

8

Remove the bathtub from the tank.

Step 8

Remove the bathtub from the tank.

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