Gerbils usually live in clans of two or more gerbils – and this is how the gerbil community likes to see them housed – but they can and sometimes do live alone. Gerbils are very social animals and like to socially groom and play and there are some great videos of double-drinking; double toilet roll … Read more
Gerbils are very easy to hold as pocket pets go – just imagine that they don’t have a long tail. Just as with all animals with tails – you should never use this to pick up your pet – but seeing as they can be quite fast little things – people are often tempted to … Read more
Split tanks are the perfect way to help your existing single adult gerbil find a new friend (or very young friends) without the risk of serious injury. Yes, I said ‘single adult gerbil’ as it is very unwise (and usually very unsuccessful) to introduce an existing clan of 2 or more adult gerbils to any … Read more
Easy – Toilet Rolls. Loads of them. The empty middle of a toilet roll – or kitchen towel – can keep your gerbil happy for hours – well – 5 minutes to be exact. Gerbils are programmed to chew – and they love it. Soft clean cardboard is the best for most gerbils – but … Read more
How to Breed Gerbils With an eye to the future would be my advice. If you are new to gerbils or at least new to breeding them – then this article is full of useful information for before you get started. The biology of breeding gerbils is quite easy in itself – as with most … Read more
Gerbils live in pairs or groups called clans – however, these clans aren’t all happy families even if they look it – they are simply ordered in the best way for survival. And this is the key to keeping gerbils happy. There needs to be an order in the clan and everyone in the clan … Read more
It is most likely that they are in the process of de-clanning. De-clanning is where two gerbils are trying to decide on who should be the Boss in their tank and they are now having to resort to violence. One is usually the original or existing Boss and the other one wants to be the … 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