Size: body about 4 inches long, tail another 4 inches.
Appearance: fairly small rodents with long furry tails that have a little tuft of fur at the end. The wild type coloration is "agouti", where each hair is banded with gray, yellowish, and black, with off-white hair on the belly. However, through selective breeding, several lovely color variations are available.
Habits
- Very social; best kept in pairs or groups
- Mongolian gerbils go through several sleep/active cycles in the course of 24 hours so are often active during daytime hours.
- Curious and will explore anything, and can be quite entertaining.
- Generally agreeable in temperament and can become quite tame.
More on Gerbils:
Gerbil Fun