Rabies

Libby Hanna

2020 updates by Cathy Bickel

The first thought of the recently-bitten is "could I get rabies from my gerbil?"

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Small rodents like squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice, and lagomorphs including rabbits and hares are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to transmit rabies to humans."

Updating your tetanus shot is a more practical response.

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GerbILARIUMS

Showcase of various custom cages built for gerbils.

Be sure the size and type of cage is manageable and one you can keep clean. It's not all about size. Gerbils need stimulation and ideally time to explore out of the cage: gerbils love to run, climb, dig, nest, take dust baths, tunnel and chew.