hmm, then u have to think carefully on which to get... a lot TLC need to those that injured or sick... make sure read more on care those that sick.

now demand quite low, same like last time.
last time quite a number because there got lot home breeder.
but then slowly some died off, some don't want to breed anymore.

some even not breeding or selling for pet, they use as feeder... haih...

currently dont have, but then will get from zazi. cos last time promise to take but then i was busy then didnt go to kl.
previously i have around 13 or 15 gerbils.

now pet shop hard to get gerbils, have to wait. once have then just get it.
if you wish to get from pet shop then i try to get from different pet shop, not all from on shop. if you think of wan to breed it. if duwna breed it, get all from one shop will be ok.

ya, if you plan to breed gerbils, it cost a lot of time to take care and maintain.
if you plan to just keep a pair, then less hassle work.
but then for me i suggest that keep a pair will be ok.
cos if breed, in ethical way, you have to make sure not inbreed.
if wan breed till certain colour, then you need to study on the gene.
this is why last time i just keep them, but then breeding them.

they need wheels, but it depends on the characteristic of each gerbils, some like it, some dont, just like hamsters.
but then they need a special wheel, sort of like sugar glider wheel will be better.
cos if you use those hamster wheel, it will hurt their back bone and body.
and make sure the wheel is not steel wheel with bar, cos scare their tail will caught in between the bar.

if next time i wan then i can get form you, but then since you breed for feeder, then i bet mostly is inbreed right?
for nutmeg, young time is like orange colour, but then when adult will turn to brown colour, for agouti, is more the grey white colour.
by the way, you have honey and white, is nice. i didnt manage to own these colour last time.


ya, from the picture, is very young, so you have take more good care of them, cos without their mom, some very hard to take care, worst come to worst, will get sick and die. for gerbils, is like hamster, sickness hard to notice.
if wan check they are male or female, try to check on how many tits they have. normally male have 2, female got 6, correct me if wrong. thanks.
from the picture hard to determine their colour, and some more is young, so a bit hard.
ya, good, train them become more tame, then you can hold them and play with them.
starting by giving food, then slowly after some time, or in the same period, try to pick them up.
let them smell and lick your finger or hand. so that they can get use to your sense.
if your scare they bite, just blow their head if you feel they wan to bite, but then dont take away your hand.
for easy, when ever your wan to hold them or wat, just rub your hand with the bedding inside.
the used to lick the aquarium or your hand, they just wan to know the sense only.
gerbils consume less water, but even though is less, you have to provide them with water, just hand a water bottle inside the tank.
but then be careful, cos gerbils like to chew, if your dont do some protection on the bottle, eventually they will chew off the water bottle, this happen to mine and most of gerbils owner.
check my post in the 1st page or what in this thread or in previous version, i did some diy wire mesh around my water bottle.
they are jumper, is their behavior, as record, some can jump around 2ft or 2 meters, i forgot already.
so you will see them always jump in the cage, if wan to see them jump more, get a higher tank.
like kelvin said, make sure you close the cage properly. if not, they like scorpion or centipede, is a great escape artist.
hope you enjoy the time with them.

This post has been edited by zoejehuty: Mar 11 2011, 07:29 PM

yeah, just adopted 2 gerbils from zazi.
a nice person though, in fact is a pretty person.

if you wish to DIY habitrail OVO, then be prepare that your habitrail will being chew off by gerbils, cos there got lots of hole and that. since mostly is plastic.
so better use glass tank. more spare to run around play around.

ya, plastic aquarium they wont bite, unless you let them reach the cover, then some how they will bite, if not then will be ok.

for habitrail, a bit hard, cos there got lots of edge here and there, so they can easily reach.
just get a plastic tank or glass tank will be better, 2ft will be wise for a pair of gerbils.

if you wan use the tunnel of habitrail to use as gerbils tunnel, make sure the tunnel are straight, don't put too many of corner.
as gerbils has back bone, so this is precaution to prevent the back bone injured...

the activeness of gerbils compare to hamster is more or less the same.
both is nocturnal animal. so mostly active at night, but then is all based on the characteristic of the animal, some active at night only, some day only, some is active most of the time.

great for display? what exactly is your meaning?
but anyway, gerbils are mammals, so need to pet them and all, so that you can play with them.
if you just leave it there, they will end up being in their world and when u wan to play with them, they will either bite (due to strange, so some other reason), run away, hide, get stress and etc.

most of the info you need is on the 1st page of this thread.
just read and understand it all then you will be ok with it.
if you want to breed them, then you have to read more on breeding, is the whole different story compare you just keep a pair of gerbils.

if that's is what you mean of display, of course is nice to let other see how they do...
gerbils is quite a curiosity animal, so it is fun to see them dig the bedding/hay, chew the hay, run here and there and etc.
so good, but then make sure you play around with them, pet them,
so that later when u wanna play with them, they will be tame, and not bite you.
same goes to your friends, if they wan to play with the gerbils, then gerbils will be ok with them (human).

icic, that's good, cos once breeding then will be a havoc incident.
if you want, you can be like me, keep 1 pair of same gender gerbils,
i used to keep female in one tank, male in another, if some fight, then either do introduction state,
if not keep separately in different tank.
like my 1st pair of gerbils,both female, i always keep them in one tank, nvr mix with others.
you can get different gender pair, make sure they are different line breed. in case wan to breed.
if not then make sure to neutered either one of them, the male or female.

the current pair i had adopted is different gender pair, but one of them is neutered already.

now hard to find... you need to go search quite a number of pet shop...

where u located? if melaka then i know where... lol

breeder is hard to find nowadays. u try search for few post before this, there got one breeder, but then mainly breed for feeder.
so if you ok with inbreeding gene then ask from him.
if not then better find other place or even pet shop.
cos inbreed gene gerbils easy to die, sick n etc...

either ask around and look around lo...

how's everyone gerbils doing now?

need either glass/plastic tank. cannot use cage with bars.
this is because gerbils like to dig and dig and dig...
so when they dig, all the bedding will be all over the place.
if you wan the bedding to be all over the place in your house, then you might do so.
but in the end, cage with bars not suitable.
hope it clear your mind.