No because hamsters tend to eat things they shouldn't. Expecially if you forgot to feed them. Hamsters also fight a lot. they can draw blood, and maybe even rip off a human finger. Gerbils won't draw blood. But if you forget to feed them, they will get mad.
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all gerbils i have had were so cute and nice and they never once bit me! my hamster bit me all the time though and he slept all day and hated to be picked up. so if u are buying one of these get a gerbil.
Gerbils are way easier to train than hamsters. They thrive for food, and will do anything to get some. Gerbils, however, aren't affectionate. They don't bond with their owners just because the owner is nice to them. They want food, and even with what they want, they will not truly be "loving."
Hamsters can bond with owners, though training them is difficult. They will lick you when they are happy with you and satisfied. Hamsters are probably friendlier than gerbils.
Neither of them is smarter than the other, but gerbils are better for pets unless you''re nocturnal too.
Yes, they are fairly bigger than hamsters; hamsters are short and chubby and very cute while gerbils are very big and skinny but also very adorable!
Yes, gerbils can be given mealworms as a treat.
1. A gerbil has got a long tail and a hamster has a short stub. 2. A gerbil is a bit like a rat, but smaller, with a furry tail and a shorter snout. 3. Gerbils LOVE chewing and shredding up things, but hamsters don't as much. 4. Gerbils come from the desert. They don't pee very often because they don't drink much. 5. Gerbils are awake during the day. Hamsters are nocturnal. 6. Hamsters have more dark meat.A gerbil is much less a people critter. A gerbil also sleeps 4 hours, then is awake four hours. A hamster (notice the spelling, no p) is noternal. Plus, a gerbil chews everything, while a hamster doesn't. Therefore, a gerbil cannot be put into the plastic houses for ever, because they will find a way to eat it and escape.
Yes, small mammals, such as guinea pigs, hamsters, and gerbils help you learn.
Voles make a small little chirps just like hamsters, guinea pigs, or gerbils.
No. They are mammals in the rodent family along with rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils.
some hamsters are bigger then gerbils e.g. syrian hamsters.
yes.
I think gerbils will more often because they are more curious than hamsters.
hamsters have been smaller than guinea pigs and gerbils look like squirrels but smaller
no gerbils don't have feathers, they have fur
No, they do not, that is an adaptation specific to hamsters, not gerbils.
I would say that both could bite, and both have sharp teeth, but, often, hamsters can get scared more easily than gerbils, and gerbils are social animals, so they usually like to be handled a lot, while hamsters would hide in their nest/burrow all day and want to be alone (they are solitary). I believe more likely hamsters would bite.
Depends on the amount of beer each has consumed
chinchilas are the cooliest
gerbils. especially Ginnie pigs!
Well, black bear hamsters were bred from teddies to be nicer, but every hamster is different. I'd say they are about the same....
No gerbils are!! Though hamsters are quite cute!