Should you have a mouse or a gerbil?

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There are two factors:

-You have to have at least two gerbils together

-one lone mouse will do fine

Gerbils, are great, but they get bored easily if they do not have a wheel[special wheels are needed for gerbils so their tails do not get stuck, chech your local pet store]. You have to constantly give them paper towel tubes as well,

Mice on the other hand are happy with at least a wheel and a little box house.{tissue box, ect.}

In the end mice are easier to take care of and gerbils are a bit challenging. I suggest you get either from a breeder. they both do pretty well with kids too. So, its up to You. but, both are curious and show tuns of personality. hope this was helpful, good Luck!!!

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I have a gerbil, and he is very easy to take care of. One thing is that they are not Nocternal. So thety won't keep you up all night. Second is that Mongolin Gerbils are desert animals. So they wont drink as much as Hansters or mice. Third, you only need one gerbil. Two gerbils may fight over terrotiorry.

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I also have two gerbils but i don't think that matters if you only have one. i'm also pretty sure gerbils are less exspensive, on the other hand mice are a little cuter. They also both need a speical wheel for their tails. Also gerbils will not fight over territory they're quite friendly to eachother and take care of eachother. I also like hamsters but they definetley get bored faster than mice and gerbils. They need to be tended and occupied alot. My opinion..... I have none.

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