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What kind of Gerbil?

gerbil31 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:01:51 GMT

I have 2 one-year-old gerbils that are EXTREMEMLY cute! One gerbil, Cocoa, bites, but she is still awesome just like my Lilac, Daisy.

All About Gerbils

gerbil31 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:54:30 GMT

Gerbils are so cool! They are simple to take care of and cute!!

Life expectancy: 3-5 years (my friend had one that lived to 6 1/2 years!)

Popular Breeds: Mongolian, Lilac, Agouti, Golden Agouti, Egyptian

Food refilling: Fill with new food every other day.

Water Refilling: Every Day

Cage Cleaning: Once every 2-3 weeks.

Hot tip: DON'T give your gerbil a bath in the water. It can get a life threatening diesese, wet tail diesese. This causes your gerbil to get sick and possibly die. If your gerbil is a little STANKY, buy it some Chinchilla sand to roll in. I give it to my gerbils and they are SHINY!

Thinking of getting a gerbil?

iluvjinger — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:05:56 GMT

This is an article I wrote filled with all the info you need to know before you get a gerbil.

http://therealowner.com/pets/bringing-home-a-gerbil/

Did this guide help you? And if you are an experienced gerbil owner, did I leave anything important out?

Enjoy!

Multiple types of pets

Ferrets Moderator — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:46:24 GMT

Have you owned several types of small animal pets? If so, which one turned out to be the best pet for you? Why?

Showing

Ferrets Moderator — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:26:33 GMT

Do you show your gerbil? Tell us your best gerbil show story!