The gerbil is a friendly domestic animal related to rats and mice. It is very intelligent and, therefore, for years it was used in laboratory tests, surpassing rats. The situation came to an end when researchers fell in love with these animals and began taking them home as pets. Thus began his life as a companion animal. He has never set foot in a laboratory room again.
The gerbil does not usually bite and in the isolated cases in which it does, it will be out of fear, because it feels very threatened. It is a bit scary so if there are children at home, it will be necessary to prevent them from this, so that they are not rough when they play with it.
This pet is very curious, so on more than one occasion you will find him raised on his hind legs watching everything that happens around him.
This animal has a highly developed sense of hearing and often emits noises at frequencies that humans cannot appreciate . Those that we are capable of perceiving resemble when a bird chirps. They can also tap their hind legs to get your attention.
Do you know that females have more character than males ? If she is in heat, which occurs every four days, and sees another in the same situation, she will try to prevent her from mating to ensure her fertilization. When the female is immersed in the period of heat, she enters a state of great nervousness and only thinks about mating. In fact the male rides her every few seconds. According to La Madriguera, Association for the Protection of Small Animals, gerbils hold the record for hourly matings in the entire animal world.
The gerbil is not yet well known as a pet so if you suspect that yours has a health problem, you will have to take it to a veterinarian who specializes in exotics. It is very important that the clinic is close to the house because when a gerbil gets sick it can quickly get worse. Here more than ever, time is money.
