This, Buy me a gerbil

They are all over the world. Some species live underground, while others are linked to the aquatic environment, those species which live in open biomo, tend to better ensure their own security more ears and long legs.

Small rodent

Rodents represent over 40% of all species of mammals on Earth. Their nejpocetnejsim suborder are mysovci. These include rats, mice, hrabose, lemming, hamster, gerbil and tarbiky. Mysovci mostly pointed face and long beard tactile, are generally nocturnal animals and eat the seeds.

The gerbil subfamily ranks around 70th species divided by 13 genera. Genus Meriones (including Mongolian gerbil) is one of the largest and most frequently raised us. It belongs to him in particular Shawuv gerbil, gerbil gerbil rudoocasy and south. Among the other interesting species, it is worth noting thick and gerbil gerbil tlustoocasy. Another group, which is quite often appears in our farms are deserted piskomilove genus Gerbillus.All kinds of behave the same as Mongolian gerbil.

Mongolsti piskomilove come from the desert, where it is very hot and dry climate. Vyhrabavaji the burrows and tunnels to protect against the sun. Out vylezaji majority of the evening. Water and food is low in the desert. Body gerbil are designed so that water, which can be found, use the best. In nature they live in large colonies. Sometimes it is to see an individual, standing motionless in the rear tlapkach and listens to the surroundings. Nature are their enemies especially predatory birds and snakes. Piskomilove have excellent hearing, can identify any hazardous and sound with the help of his strong legs quickly flee to safety.

Gerbil is similar to the shape of the body mysce. Measured about 10 cm (without tails). It has large eyes,long rear paws and strong hind legs, enabling him to jump very high (can jump iz aquariums). They are very cila animals, which still pobihaji the cage, exploring, and breaking the count paper Ruzicka and other material to the nest. Caring for them is fairly easy. When handled with caution, their natural curiosity helps them to quickly overcome fear, and soon you get used to the human hand and handling. Although their original color was brown wildly, now behave and gold, sitting, black or white.

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