Do gerbils make good pets?
Although this much depends on the individual, they generally make excellent pets. Gerbils are always up to something, whether it be building a nest, destroying a cardboard tube, climbing their cage or running about. Gerbils are far less likely to remain nocturnal than hamsters, so you get to see all of their activity. Since they are desert animals, they also produce very little urine, making them smell almost odorless and meaning they need to be cleaned far less regularly than mice and rats.
