Well, now isn’t that a good question – and often asked in the colder weather when people start switching the heating on and the hedgehogs come out! Gerbils may well start to be less active; not seen as much above the surface of their burrows; and, maybe even stashing huge quantities of food underground – … Read more
Yes – but with caveats! Gerbils can eat any type of tomato – and if it is only a once in a while treat (i.e only once a month or so) – they can eat it without any issues. Tomatoes are safe for gerbils in gerbil-sized portions. Tomatoes are a common summer fruit/salad vegetable througout … Read more
We haven’t had Persians long ourselves, so we wanted to create a list of foods that were safe for Persian Jirds to eat based on what we and other keepers had already been feeding. So we plan to pull together a list of ingredients and pre-made products that we had already been feeding – detailing … Read more
(Section A – The Essentials: If you missed the essentials section – just nip back now quickly.) Section B – The Nice Touches: As said in the original article – just having a Home, Bedding, Food, Water and of course the Cardboard – isn’t enough if you want to be a real gerbil keeper. Yes, … Read more
Duprasi are quite new to the pet world – and we have a lot to learn about them health-wise – but for now we only have a few stories about them and their intricacies. (article updated July 2022) Unlike Mongolian gerbils and other more common jirds like Shaws and Bushy-taileds – these little critters have … Read more
Scent gland tumours (or SGTs) are no fun – for you or your gerbil – but they occur quite regularly. More so, they are found in dominant males – certainly the majority of mine have been – but they can be found growing on any gerbil. NB: This article contains real images of progressively worse … Read more
This isn’t the news anyone wants. A gerbil with a scent gland tumour (or SGT) is unfortunately a common sight in gerbil circles; they are annoyingly common in the fancy. A scent gland tumour though, at least, isn’t like other ‘tumours’ and won’t end up spreading and causing health issues elsewhere in the body. That … Read more
Here is a little fun quiz based on some of the most common questions and discussion online about care, health, nutrition and housing that are online. Just for fun – and answers given below. Most Questions have more than one answer. Which of the following are known gerbil colors: Sapphire Turquoise Silver Nutmeg Nutmeg Saffron … Read more
Yes – gerbils can get fleas. So to speak. The reason is because of three very simple things: Fleas often take up residence in human homes, sheds and garages Fleas love warm places where animals are exhaling Fleas will crawl onto any warm creature looking for a meal Therefore, there is always the chances that … Read more
Wet Tail is a very misused term in the small animal world and is often used to describe any type of diarrhoea in hamsters and other rodents. I don’t mind this actually – as it means that due to the high mortality and amazingly contagious nature of the true illness called wet tail – it … Read more