Gerbils
Gerbils The Mongolian gerbil is also called a sand rat. They are rodents having an intermediate size between mice and hamsters. Gerbils are used as laboratory animals as well as pets nowadays. children like the Gerbils as pets. Restraining They can be restrained either by picking the base of the tails (with bare fingers or rubber-tipped forceps) or by holding the loose skin around the shoulders. Handling · For holding a gerbil to make an injection, it is usually placed on a surface. · The tail is grasped with the tail and forefinger of the right hand. · The skin of the neck is grasped with the thumb and forefinger of the l...