Previous . lol, needless to say, I found a breeder that lived closer to me.well depending on the day shipped it cost from $55 to $85 Canadian dollars. I gave up and started to rebuild my clan on pet store gerbils, starting in 2005.
Tana got her first 2 males (lilacs) from me back in January '97. We are a registered gerbil breeder in the state of Florida and a proud member of the American Gerbil Society. See the section on Placing Gerbils for advice on rehoming pups from surprise litters.Health problems. We offer healthy, friendly gerbil pups and adults for adoption! If you see gerbils with wounds or missing fur, who limp or have partial tails, or if you see mad chasing and running going on in the tank, this pet store does not know how to manage gerbil clans. I breed for show quality animals with excellent temperament and health. Mia got her argente golden x dark tailed white pair from me, and might get more soon. Months ago I tried looking again for breeders, but again, I gave up. Look for these problems: water bottles that are too large, pine or cedar bedding, overly crowded conditions, nursing mothers mixed in with animals other than her own female teen-age pups, or poor quality food.Craigslist and similar sites have revolutionized the world of person-to-person transactions, and gerbils are no exception. I got my siamese, my pink eyed white, my nutmeg spot, and my grey agouti spot. With any breeder, try to meet your new gerbils in the breeder's home so you can see the conditions that they were raised in. The URL (location) of your GERBIL webpage (where applicable): Gerbil names.
Ask the pet store clerk to let you put your hand flat on the bottom of the tank and see how the animals react. Gerbil DIY. I had been conversing with a breeder of gerbils (registere d with the AGS [American Gerbil Society] as I am) and we had been trying to find a way for a pair to get to me. Also it is not illegal to ship gerbils either in the US or Canada, except in California they are illegal anywhere. You will most likely obtain your gerbils from breeders, humane societies and shelters, pet stores or through private adoptions.Not all breeders are affiliated with an organization. Those who don't know or don't care will carelessly mix new animals into established clans, resulting in fights and injuries. Municipal animal control organizations also end up with gerbils that are confiscated during an animal hording or neglect case, or when they are abandoned by vacating tenants. Wow, someones willing to pay a lot of money for a new pair of pups!! Still, both the store and the pet distribution system, which takes animals from multiple sources and congregates them in dubious conditions, promotes the transmission of contagious illness and parasites. Jessica is a friend of mine, we talk on AOL a lot. If I did this to you and you don't want to be listed, please Lots of Love Hedgies Kennel. Therefor it is important to get a gerbil from a good breeder and not from the store, because you don’t know its age and very often they are alone in a cage in the store and that depresses them, but they are also territorial so it can be difficult to add a partner to the lonely gerbil once it has been alone for an extended period of time. Some stores cut corners in ways that make it obvious they either don't know or don't care enough to give gerbils what they need. Animals in pet stores can come from any number of original sources, and many of those sources raise animals commercially, which means pups are not handled during their critical periods for becoming tame. I've gotten many gerbils from Kelly. I should update the page shortly after receiving it. You can easily locate gerbils up for adoption in your area on Each store, whether it is part of a big chain or a small independent shop, should be evaluated on its own.