Gerbils are part of a subfamily (Gerbillinae ... but it’s recommended that you make sure each creature has its own food, water, toys, hideouts, etc. As Oxbow Animal Health puts it, “Hamsters ...

So when I was offered a pair of female black gerbils by a new friend at Cambridge ... and creating new toys for them to play with. It mattered not at all to me that having a pet was also not ...