Your gerbil will hoard food for later. They often bury food in the nooks and crannies of their cage or under the shredded paper on the floor, but they won't remember where it is after a few hours.

You will never look at your pet gerbil the same way again. — -- Historians have long blamed rats for spreading the plague in Europe nicknamed the "Black Death" in the 14th century, but new ...

Dozens of rodents scurried to New England this past weekend for a chance to be named “top gerbil” at the American Gerbil Society’s annual pageant. The Bedford, Massachusetts, competition ...

Gerbil. Long and covered in fur, like a mouse's. 4 to 7 inches. 3 to 4 years. Very social; like to live with other gerbils and be handled by humans . Mostly diurnal. Omnivore. Guinea pig. No tail ...

A keen-eyed council worker said a pet gerbil he discovered in a West Yorkshire skip had a "lucky escape". Michael Mchugh, 58, saw the animal in a cage covered in cling film just before he ...