Harrington's Gerbil

Scientific name: Taterillus harringtoni
Size: 16-18cm long including tail
Lifespan: 2-4 years
Natural range: East Africa

Housing

• aquarium with fine mesh screen lid is best
• allow at least 20gal per trio
• females are social and can be kept in small groups or pairs
• males can be territorial
• Bedding: a mixture of chinchilla dust and fine white reptile sand
• Accessories: small soild wheel, nest box, hideaways, tubes

Food

• feed a mixture of high quality finch and canary seed mix and some crushed rodent block
• allow free access to timothy hay for nibbling and nesting

Breeding

• Maturity: 3-5 months old
• Gestation: 21-24 days
• Litter size: 2-5
• eyes open around 12 days old
• should be fully weaned by 5-6 weeks old