Gerbils

They mostly like nuts but they will eat carrots and lettuce. they also like to eat non honey nut cherrios

In the desert, gerbils would eat seeds like they do when there kept as pets, but they also eat somethings people don't serve them like, mealworms, bugs, (don't feed them any bug other that Mealworms unless you know its completely safe for them.) and even eggs. (if you feed them eggs, boil them,take all the shell off, and cut it in to small pieces before serving.)

Yes. Male gerbils, no matter how old they are, can impregnate female gerbils. Most female gerbils can no longer conceive after 2 years of age. Either way, it's never wise to put a male and female together unless you intend to breed and provide for several litters. Gerbils are not easy to find homes for.

First of all, do not just throw two gerbils into a tank and expect them to be best buddies. They need to be familiar with the gerbil first. Split your tank in half with wire mesh with 1/4 of an inch space in between the links so they can't bite or scratch the other gerbil. Next, hang a water bottle, put a food dish w/ food, and put some toys on each side. Put one gerbil on each side of the mesh. Don't be surprised if they try to bite each other, this is normal. Alternate the gerbils a few times a day so the ycan get used to the other gerbil's scent. Signs that the gerbils are ready to have the mesh removed are cuddling through the mesh at night and grooming through the mesh. When you remove the mesh, wear tough gloves in case the gerbils decide that they would like to fight. If they do fight, separate them immediately and replace the mesh. If they are chasing each other or the gerbils look frightened, put the mesh back. If they are grooming each other, sleeping, or nonchalantly doing gerbil behaviors, stay and watch them for at least 2 hours to make sure they aren't being very good actors. If everything goes well, they should be fine. If you had to replace the mesh, repeat everything and try again. If they still won't stop fighting for over a month, return the other gerbil and get a new one. Sometimes, just like people, some gerbils just aren't compatable.

Gerbil pups should remain with their mothers for at least six weeks, if not eight, even though they are weaned at week four. Gerbils still have many behaviors to learn, and separating them from mom early can lead to gerbils being aggressive and untameable.

It can damge gerbils, do not feed gerbils any leaves unless you know they are safe, look ate the links for list of safe gerbel food

A series of greens and vegetables including lettuce, cabbage, and some berries. I suggest you buy gerbil food at your local pet store. They also eat grasshoppers but buy them at the pet store because they could have pesticide on them.

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they might get pregnant at least once or twice after having babies.

It is not so much that they like you or not. Some are just better at being handheld because they have experienced it from an early age (after their eyes open). If you bought an older gerbil from a petstore that has not be regularly handled, it may not ever be a good pet.

Yes. You can tell if your gerbil is scared if he shivers or if he chatters his teeth

Gerbils are capable of breeding very quickly, with fairly large litters which have fairly high survival rates. They must be introduced carefully, by allowing them to acclimatise to each other while they are separate. I would not recommend housing gerbils of opposite genders together, unless the male is neutered- and only young animals should be neutered.

In general if any small animal, smaller than a rabbit say, ends up with both hind legs broken, or more than one broken limb, it's best to take them to a vet to see the severity of the breakages anyways, then speak to a vet about treatment possibilities. Preferably a vet that actually knows what he/she's doing with small rodents. If you don't have the money to take your pet to the vet then....if both hind legs are broken, you'll either need to spend 24/7 with the animal until it heals on its own(after you re-set the broken limbs depending on if the bones are just broken and not shattered) or...put it to sleep.

They borrow in the sand because they come from the dessert from egypt,india,mexico,............and so on

Because they are very protective and watchful of the pups, and want to be ready to supply them whatever they need, and still have to run on the whell for exersize. It's kind of like they're multitasking or something.

Absolutely not. Gerbils are highly territorial and you cannot even introduce a lone adult to a lone adult without a splitcage. It is highly likely that the gerbil would just kill the mouse.

Cohabiting different types of rodents is never advised, and there are very, very few examples where it can be successful many of which are isolated incidents. Even where successful, the company of another species can never substitute for company of their own kind.

A gerbil will protect itself by biting the attacker.

Sometimes a bite can draw blood.

The reason that Gerbils don't choke on cardboard is because as soon as they finish chewing it they spit it out onto the floor. That's why when they're chewing a box or tube out of cardboard, a large pile of chewed pieces will pile around their feet.

Baby gerbils boys and girls are a bit like us humans. We all look different don't we? The boy gerbils have a larger rear end that sticks out a bit from behind where as girl gerbils have a smaller and finer looking that does not show from the other end.

I hope that helped answer your question : )

This means he or she has a serious respiratory infection! Take this animal to the vet immediately! This can be caused by using pine or ceder shaving for bedding or that your pet has a allergy to the bedding used.

Yes, but i wouldn't let it chew on it because it could ruin his teeth. Guinea pigs are great at gnawing wood and stuff, but if it accidentally eats the cardboard of a toilet paper role it could make him sick or choke him to death.

Take it to the vet immediately. It could have serious medical/intestinal problems and possibly die.

between 5 and 15 grams a day, it depends on the gerbil.watch how much they eat then go from there. if you are looking at buying a gerbil, so you want to know this for the price, assume 15grams a day, and it will probably be less.

15g = about a tablespoon