Do gerbils have unusual traits

Answer 1

Gerbils are desert rodents, which coincidentally makes them wonderful pets! The lack of water in the deserts means that a gerbil will use its body water more resourcefully, resulting in less urination. This means the cage will stink less than a hamster or guinea pig!

Gerbils have unique tails. While many people look at their tails and think mice, a gerbil's tail actually has a distinguishable tuft of fur at the end of it that gives it a graceful appearance. Their tails can also break off much like a lizards tail for self-defense and eluding enemies; however, their tail will not grow back.

Gerbils are surprisingly great parents! While the rodent world is plagued with bad raps for cannibalism, gerbils will only cannibalize their young if the pup is dead, their is a lack of resources or space, or they feel threatened. As long as you do not mind another litter, keeping dad in the tank is possible as well, as he will trade places with mom and watch the litter for a while!

Gerbils technically cannot be albino. As of yet, there has been no albino gene discovered. However, you can have a red-eyed white gerbil. How is this possible? The red-eyed white is a result of two separate genes--one giving it red eyes and the other giving it a white coat--instead of one gene that works to make it albino.

Hope you found this interesting, because gerbils are rather interesting animals!