Gerbil News

Small, fluffy, cute and easy to train -- the very characteristics that make gerbils, members of the rodent family, such wonderful pets for kids and adults alike.

Following the experiments on mice and gerbils that were sent to space on the Bion-M bio-satellite in April, the Russian scientists are still planning to launch more space flights with living organisms to find out how space factors will affect animals.

Robo Hamsters are very active and always on the move they enjoy hanging out together and scampering around non-stop exploring the fun stuff in their habitats! They are very difficult to hold probably wouldn't do well with children, but they do not typically bite and are quite friendly.

I MUST ADMIT to never having been much of a fan of beauty contests. The Miss America Pageant lost its appeal for me when Bert Parks was removed as host, and despite all the promises and wish lists of the contestants we have never once seemed able to attain world peace.

Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, held a gerbil prior to the society's annual New England pageant recently in Bedford, Mass.

MRI is gaining increasing importance for the noninvasive quantification of organ iron burden.

This new and FREE event is for anyone with a hamster, gerbil, rat, mouse or other pet rodent! Special guest Nicole Waliszewski, DVM, of Brook-Falls Vet Hospital & Exotic Care will discuss common health concerns and treatments.

Q My cat is 19 and he has been diagnosed with kidney problems. Is there anything that can be done? A Kidney disease is quite common in cats, particularly those in their senior years.

Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, holds a gerbil prior to the society's annual New England pageant May 4, in Bedford, Mass.

Harvard prof apologizes for Keynes comments NEW YORK - Niall Ferguson, a Harvard history professor and author, apologized Saturday for saying economist John Maynard Keynes was less invested in the future because he was gay and had no children.

"I will honour you, I will be faithful to you, and I will protect you from the Dark Side." With that unique wedding vow uttered at a club house in Cloverdale on Saturday, May the Fourth, two... Second-half surges have been a requirement for the Vancouver Whitecaps of late.Down 2-1 in Edmonton and 2-0 at home to Dallas recently, the Caps have shown ... (more)

Really, we're not kidding. Gerbil families across America are getting their furry little pets ready for the biggest weekend of the year.

Dozens of gerbils are scurrying to New England this weekend in the hopes of squeaking out a victory in an annual pageant held by the American Gerbil Society.

Dozens of gerbils are scurrying to New England this weekend in the hopes of squeaking out a victory in an annual pageant held by the American Gerbil Society.

In this Friday, May 3, 2013 photo, Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, holds a gerbil prior to the society's annual New England pageant Saturday, in Bedford, Mass.

Thirty years ago, Dr. Gene Giggleman was a veterinarian who thought chiropractors were quacks.

Do you find your pet gerbil a tiny bit unmanageable? Is it just too large to do all the things with it you like to do? Well, here's one of the world's smallest animals, even littler than Dr.

Dina Steineker with Bootsy, one of her patients at Animal Center Health. She opened the walk-in veterinary clinic at Harry and George Washington Boulevard last month.

Thirty years ago, Dr. Gene Giggleman was a veterinarian who thought chiropractors were quacks.

Jill Finfrock, right, of Covington, and her dog, Tucker, are greeted by Niki Acosta, groomer at RPets and owner, Jonanne Riley, center, as Finfrock arrives for a grooming appointment on the first day of business for the new Piqua-based pet store.