Gerbils are pretty easy pets to look after, but as they are different to other common small animals, there are a few extra things you need to know before owning them. I’ll keep it simple – but you can look into these in more detail as you read up on your new (or possibly new) … Read more
What is The Best Gerbil Cage? The best gerbil cage you can buy would be mainly a tank! When people think of ‘a cage’ they often just use the word loosely to mean ‘something a small animal lives in’, or more precisely they use it to mean the shallow-based wire cages, usually with levels in … Read more
This article is about the substrates used as the main filling for a particular gerbil habitat. Your gerbils may have several habitats on the go at any one time (one for digging, one for playing, etc). If you want to read about nest materials (the bedding types used in small amounts to build a nest … Read more
The best bedding for a gerbil is always – a compromise. It depends on a lot of factors relating to the gerbil itself as an individual; the owner themselves as an individual; the habitat type, the tank or cage type; the budget constraints; location of the gerbil and their owner; and the patience of the … Read more