Olivia Moore Picking up your guinea pig is a great way to bond with them and give them the socialization they need, but you’ll need to make sure you’re handling them correctly. Read all about how to pick up and hold your cavy.
Ensuring your gerbil is eating the right diet is important for their wellbeing. Take a look at the components that make up a healthy gerbil diet. Â
Hamster teeth need to be taken care of properly, otherwise they can cause many issues for your pet. Learn all about hamster teeth and how to keep them healthy here.
Providing your hamster with a large and enriching home will help to keep them both happy and healthy. Check out what makes the perfect hamster cage and how to set one up.
Bedding is very important to the wellbeing of gerbils, as they use their bedding to dig, tunnel, hide food and urinate in. Learn all about good and bad gerbil bedding in this article.
Ensuring your gerbil is housed properly is important for their well-being. Read on to find out all you need to about creating the perfect environment for your furry friend.
Hamsters can’t talk, so we have to watch of for their behaviors to understand them. But which behaviors are normal for your pet, and which might indicate there is something wrong with your hamster? Read on to find out more.
Mongolian and fat-tailed gerbils belong to the same subfamily of rodents, Gerbillinae. However, there are still quite a few differences between these two breeds. Read on to find out which breed is best for you.
The fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi), also called the duprasi gerbil or doop, is a gerbil that is native to the Northern Sahara (North-western Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria). The most common breed of pet gerbil is the Mongolian gerbil, but the fat-tailed gerbil is becoming more and more popular as a pet. These little animals get their name because of their fat, club-shaped tail … Read more
The Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) is the most common gerbil species kept as a house pet. These gerbils, as their name suggests, originally come from Mongolia, and live in arid areas in small groups. Mongolian gerbils make very popular pets because they are small, gentle animals that rarely bite. They have been selectively bred to … Read more