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Gerbils


Hamsters

[The] Best Gerbil Links on the Web

Over 50 links to Gerbil sites organized under headings such as faqs, homepages, diseases, colors, and behavioral biology.

Gerbil Behavior

Explanations of a variety of Gerbil behaviors, including gnawing, scratching, sandbathing, sleeping, retrieving of pups, food envy, agression, and more.

Gerbil FAQ

Answers to questions on history, buying a Gerbil, housing, basic care, behaviour, medical care, and breeding.

Gerbil Information Page

Origin, appearance, behaviour, food and housing, reproduction, development, colours and genetics of the Mongolian Gerbil. There is also information on other gerbil species.

[The] National Gerbil Society

Lots and lots of information at this site. Check out, in particular, sections on Diseases and Ailments of Gerbils, Information on other Species of Gerbils and Jirds, Why Do My Gerbils Burrow in the Corner? and links to other sites.

Alt.Pet.Hamsters FAQ

Over 60 FAQs and their answers.

[The] Complete Hamster Site

Everything you wanted to know about hamsters and more.

[The] Hamster Page

An extensive meta-list of over 50 links to hamster sites.

Russian Dwarf Hamsters

An information page on Russian Dwarf Hamsters covering description, housing, feeding, pet, interaction, breeding, and diseases & medical care.

Small Mammal Medley: The Hamster

Several pages of information from the staff at PetStation.

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