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Gerbils vs rats?
Ive seen a gerbil being given away near me, and im tempted, but ive never owned a gerbil and know nothing about them! Done a bit of reading, but if thats anything like what you read about rats its useless info!
I own rats, have done for years, are gerbils anything like rats? I like the rats because they are so interactive and friendly, and dont bite! Can gerbils free range, are they are friendly? I know they can eat eggs and stuff like the rats from what ive read...
He is a male by himself, not that tame and of unknown age, id want to get him a friend as im very against keeping social creatures in solitary confinement, i refuse to do that! Are they like rats to introduce? I know everywhere you read online it says male rats are impoosible to introduce and everyone will die, which isnt true, is it the same for gerbils? Neutral territory, clen cage, monitor?
Also what about their cage.. my rats cages are full of hammocks and ropes and hanging chew toys, do gerbils like things like this?
Im not sure i will even get him, im just wanting to know what they are like and i suppose if i got him it would save him being poked by kids and kept alone the rest of his life?
Help!
4 Answers
- spider pig!!!1Lv 77 years ago
well ive owned 8 rats (loved them all) and i now own 2 gerbils. i found my rats a bit easier to handle than my gerbils. i can handle my gerbils but they can be a bit hard to catch since they can be so fast. but once ive got a hold of them they will happily run around on my hands or sit on my shoulder.
ive never been bitten by my gerbils either since alot of people say they can bite and nip alot. they do love chewing things, so i usually fill their tank up with cardboard which they chew up and use as bedding, and since they dont smell i only have to clean them out usually every 3-4 weeks
- 7 years ago
I would say gerbils! You can put a whole bunch of cardboard or bedding for them and watch them chew it up and make an underground tunnel where they live! Also, gerbils will not stink as much and they are easier to maintain!
- Anonymous7 years ago
I have pet rats and they are extremely nice, they can eat food such as pasta(to shorten teeth), have quite a few babies and never bit me
- 7 years ago
From my experience, gerbils are nothing like rats. They don't have nearly as much personality and just are more of a pain.
