A small burrowing rodent that is specially adapted to living in arid conditions. Found in Africa and Asia.
Questions tagged [gerbil]
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How do I get my gerbils to enjoy being held?
I got two female gerbils a few months ago, and I'm having trouble getting them used to being petted. They occasionally sit still while I stroke their backs, and if my hand is in the cage, they'll tend to sniff and nibble my fingers, but if I try to…
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My gerbil is scratching like crazy at the corners of his cage. Is that normal?
So, I just got two gerbils on the 16th. They have a four story cage with clear plastic in the front, and so far, everything seemed pretty normal. I put a sand bath in for them to bathe in, and then took it out after they were done. However, after I…
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Can I leave my gerbils' sand bath in their cage all the time?
We adopted a pair of gerbils from our local shelter a few weeks ago. It's been 30+ years since I have had gerbils. Back then enrichment was not really common beyond some bedding to shred and tubes to chew. Among their in-cage enrichment, we got them…
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Not holding gerbils really stressing me out
I cannot find any information on this anywhere so I am resorting to asking here.
I have had my gerbils now for about a month and I have no desire to hold them, as I am naturally a flighty person and when I have tried when I first got them, they were…
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Baby gerbils dying while sleeping
This happened years ago, so no pictures.
The story: We had a cage with a female gerbil and her babies. There was a coconut shell in the cage with about a fourth of it cut off,and all the the gerbils slept in it. The babies kept growing though. Every…
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My gerbils don't know how water bottles work
I just got two gerbils yesterday, and they can't seem to use the water bottle. If I tap the end of the nozzle, they will come and drink all the water that drips onto the platform. Then they just sniff around the nozzle, not knowing what else to do.…
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Keep Gerbils Quiet
What is an appropriate way to keeping gerbils quiet?
They make to much noise and I live in a small space I am not sure what to do.
It keeps me from sleeping. Are there soundproof cages maybe?
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Will tortoises get along with gerbils if out of their cages at the same time?
Recently we were thinking of getting gerbils, and we already have a tortoise. We were wondering if the tortoise would mind the gerbils if they were both out of their cages at the same time, or vice versa. Would the gerbil be intimidated by the…
