Do gerbils need to sandbathe?
Gerbils need very fine sand to sand bathe in. I put some fine sand in a food bowl for dogs – and they went there immediately! A well kept gerbil has very smooth fur. Often the gerbils in pet shops have unkept and greasy coats. The gerbil coat should be shining and very soft. In the pet shop I was told that if the gerbils had red stains around its nose it needed a sand bathe. I have been told gerbils use the sand bath as a toilet too, so it may be a good idea to clean it out often.
