Hamsters Vs Gerbils;; Which One Is Better ? Read Details For More Info On This Question !?

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I Am Getting A Hamster In A Couple Of Weeks So I Went To Pets At Home To Have A Look At Them, But Then I Saw Gerbils (They Aree So Cute) ! The Gerbils Kept Coming Up To The Glass !

Could You Answer Me These Questions Please;;

1) Which Would You Recommend Me Getting ? (Hamster Or Gerbil)

2) Do Gerbils Smell ?

3) Which Is Friendlier? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

4) Which One Is More Active ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

5) Which Is Easier To Look After ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

6) Which One Likes To Be Held More ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

7) Which One Is More Cuddly ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

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Answer 1

Scrap the whole plan of gebils vs. hamsters and get a pet rat.

1) Rat

2) Rats can be trained to p**p in a litter box, reducing smell

3) Rats are friendlier than either.  The 'want' to be with you and will wait at the door to come out and sit on your shoulder.

4) Rats are active when you want them to be.  Again, they love to socialize with people.

5) Rats much easier to look after.  Can learn to come when called by name.  Especially important if they ever got loose.  Try that with a hamster or gerbil - not going to happen.

6) Rats love love love to be held.

7) Rats are super cuddly.  Hands down.

extra info. - you're 10x more likely to get bit by a gerbil or hamster.  Rats rarely, if ever bite.  Try  them out wherever you get your critters from and you'll see what I mean.

Good luck with your decision.  : )

Answer 2

1) Which Would You Recommend Me Getting ? (Hamster Or Gerbil)

Hamster :)

2) Do Gerbils Smell ?

Well, if you clean their cage..

3) Which Is Friendlier? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

Hamsters for sure! :)

4) Which One Is More Active ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

Gerbils MAY do more stuff but hamsters you can hold and they are just WAY better.

5) Which Is Easier To Look After ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

About the same, try to get a cage with a wheel or things you can pop off, if they don't it will be hard to clean the whole cage. Therefore it may get smelly.

6) Which One Likes To Be Held More ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

Hamsters :)

7) Which One Is More Cuddly ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

Hamsters

The gerbils my brother had were fun to watch but, they acted like they drank sixteen energy drinks so it was hard to take them out and hold. Actually my brother NEVER held them because they scared him. Maybe it was just OUR gerbils, other people swear their's aren't like that.

ALSO: Hamsters are desert animals too. Just so you should know.

Heres care info for hamsters:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/rabbit...

Heres care info for gerbils:

http://www.hihs.org/frameloader.htm?http://www.hihs.org/petcare/small-pet/in...

ALSO if you get a hamster get a teddy bear hamster, in my opinion they are much nicer/cuter than regular ones.

Teddy Bear Hamster:

http://www.hammyworld.de/images/hp_ara3....

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

Syrian Hamster:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

http://www.gotpetsonline.com/pictures-ga...

Answer 3

1) gerbil

2)NO!

3) Gerbils

4)Gerbils

5)hampster

6)Gerbils

7)Gerbils

P.S. HAMPSTERS BITE!!!

Answer 4

hamsters are friendlier cleaner,less vicious,flufier and cudldy less smelly so i reccomend defintatly

iv had both so i know, plus hamsters dont jump like gerbils thats major when they ty to escape

Answer 5

1) Hamster

2) No, they don't smell. They urinate very little.

3) Depends. Hamsters are friendly during the night while gerbils are friendly during the daytime.

4) Hamsters are active during the night but they can be active during the day. Gerbils are active during the daytime.

5) They are the same.

6) Hamsters

7) Hamsters for sure!

Answer 6

1) Gerbils, you have to get 2 gerbils

2) They dont smell as much as hamsters.

3) They are pretty much the same.

4) Hamsters are more active

5) Gerbils, you dont have to clean there cage as much, and they are not escape artists like hamsters

6)Hamsters like to be cuddled and held

7) They are both pretty cuddly!

Answer 7

1. Gerbils

2. kinda

3. Gerbils

4. Gerbils

5. Gerbils

6. Gerbils

7. Gerbils

Answer 8

1) Which Would You Recommend Me Getting ?

Hamster :-) i have one there soo cute !

2) Do Gerbils Smell ?

not if you keep there cage clean

3) Which Is Friendlier? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

both about the same i guess

4) Which One Is More Active ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

depends on the hamster/gerbil some are lazier than others

5) Which Is Easier To Look After ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

not much difference

6) Which One Likes To Be Held More ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

again not much difference :L

7) Which One Is More Cuddly ? (Hamsters Or Gerbils)

HAMSTERS !!!

sorry i couldnt be more help :) if you get a gerbil you have to get more than one. for hamsters it depends which type you get - eg. syrian hamsters only get 1 or they'll fight. dwarf hamsters - reccomended you get more than one :-)

Ps. hamsters wont bite you unless you annoy them or they feel threatened (or if you stick your finger in there cage as i found out! :L)

Answer 9

1. Gerbils but get 2 or more

2. Hamsters smell way worse, take it from someone who cleans a LOT of each out

3. Gerbils are friendlier, hamsters just aren't naturally social

4. Gerbils are more active during the day than hamsters are and just more fun to watch

5. Gerbils cos pretty much everythings told to you in the right detail in gerbil books

6. Gerbils, hamsters just aren't social, mind you you will have to train them cos they can really jump

7. Gerbils, hamsters bite more

Answer 10

1) i recommend a hamster                                                                2)they both smell the same                                                               3)hamsters are friendlier i think                                                        4)hamsters are more active i know that for a fact                          5)gerbils are easier to take care of                                                 6)hamsters are like to be held more                                               7)hamsters are more cuddly

Answer 11

1)depends, what you want, do research on both and then decide :)

2) no. gerbils do not smell

3)hamsters are more likely to bite but gerbils are harder to hold...

4)gerbils are more active

5)both are very easy, but you don't have to clean a gerbil's tank as much as a hamster's tank

6)hamsters

7)hamsters

Good luck!

Answer 12

GERBILS!! I've got 11~ there great!!

1) kinda already answered

2) gerbils smell less than hamsters and can be toilet trained to one spot

3) both are friendly it depends on hw much time you spend with them

4) gerbils- they run about all day

5) both- you do need to play with them alot to make them really happy

6) both ~ it really depends on their personalities mum likes to play where as dad likes to be held(gerbils) hamsters are blind so they might bite if spooked.

7) hamsters just sit.... whereas gerbils wriggle abit but not so you can't control them!

Answer 13

1)Gerbil

2)Not as much as hamsters, as gerbils are desert creatures so don't pee much, therefore not as much smell

3)Both are friendly but as hamsters are generally sleepier and slower they are easier to hold

4)Gerbils definitely. They are not nocturnal, and only sleep in little bits throughout the day and night, so there's more time to play with them

5) I would say gerbils, just because they don't smell as much and therefore don't need cleaning out as often as twice a week (like hamsters)

6)Hamsters will put up with being held more than gerbils in my opinion

7)Again hamsters, but gerbils are way more fun to watch, especially if you get 2 (as you should as they don't like being alone) and a tank for them to dig around in.

Hope this is what you're looking for!

Answer 14

I've had a hasmter and a gerbil, and i think there the same in what your asking.

I would get two onw of each.