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"What a Legacy:
The average female gerbil has the ability to get pregnant 15 times in her life, delivering 10 pups per litter!
That means she can have 150 gerbil pups in her lifetime! ",
"No Time Not To Breed:
Gerbils are able to get pregnant right after giving birth, give or take a few hours.
Male and female gerbils should be separated within five weeks of birth so brothers and sisters do not breed with one another.",
"Endless Chewing:
Gerbils are always gnawing on something out of necessity. This keeps their teeth, which are always growing, sharp and pointed.
Gerbils can chew through plastic and many other surfaces quite easily, so it not good to keep a gerbil in plastic cages. Glass aquariums are your best bet, as long as you have plenty of chewtoys for the gerbil inside.
Common items, which are gerbil 'safe,' include tissues, cardboard boxes, toilet paper rolls, small wooden boxes, tiny tree branches, and oatmeal containers.",
"Why There is No Gerbil Antiperspirant:
Since gerbils cannot sweat to give off heat, they avoid the hot desert sun by living in cool burrows during daylight.
Gerbils sleep during the day and then come out at night to hunt, gather, and store food.",
"Delivery Deferred:
Gerbils go into heat every 4 to 6 days. A gerbil's pregnancy is typically 21 days and some gerbils get pregnant right after giving birth!
Since the mother gerbil will nurse a litter for the first few weeks of their life, gerbils can extend their pregnancy an additional three weeks in order to give themselves time to recover between litters.",
"Tail Trauma:
Gerbils have sensitive tails that can fall off if not handled properly, so you should never pick a gerbil up by its tail.
The wheels that are typically designed for hamsters should not be used by gerbils because the rodent's tail can get caught, damaged and/or removed by the wheel. Unlike the skink or other reptiles, whose tails also fall off, gerbil tails will not grow back!",
"Sticks and Stones...
Gerbils in the wild are known as sand rats.",
"Saving for Tomorrow:
Gerbils hail from the hot, sandy deserts of Africa and Asia. They primarily eat seeds and grain, and are known to horde their food in their burrows or in their cages (if they are domesticated).",
"Making Their Mark:
Pet owners often report seeing their gerbils rubbing their stomachs against objects in their cages or around the house.
This is how gerbils mark their territory! Humans (fortunately) cannot smell the scent that the gerbil leaves behind, but other gerbils will detect the odor.
While other gerbils may avoid these areas, larger animals in the home may try to mask the scent with their own.",
"Confusing Communicators:
Gerbils thump their feet when they are excited, but will also do so when courting a mate.
A gerbil that is attracted to another gerbil will do the same thumping motion with his or her feet. Also, a gerbil will thump their feet if they are stressed.",
"Gentle Gerbils:
Mongolian Gerbils are the most common pet gerbils in the world. They have been kept as pets for roughly 30 years and are available in a wide variety of colors.",
"So Many Gerbils...
There are 87 different species of gerbils, which fit into 14 different genus groups, including the large naked sold gerbil, the small naked sold gerbil, the fat sand rat gerbil, the great gerbil, and the fat tailed gerbil.
All of these species are found in the wild."];