How do you convince your parents to let you breed gerbils when they don't know where to put them?

Answer 1

No one should breed gerbils unless they know what they're doing and have time, money, and plenty of space available. Remember, if you can't afford the vet, you can't afford the pet. You need to be able to take any or all of your pets to the vet if they need care and that can be expensive in addition to housing and feeding. So your parents are hopefully taking that into consideration as well.

Gerbils shouldn't be bred because they're cute or you want to see what it's like. They can have large litters that need to be monitored. The babies grow fast and in 5 weeks if you don't have good adoptive homes for them to go to then you need to provide one for them. That means separating the girls from the boys, putting no more than 2 gerbils in a 10 gallon tank, and buying new supplies for each tank including lids. All of it can be very expensive and very time consuming.

It's best to leave breeding to people who have many years of experience with gerbils and have the time and money to really look after them.