2006-07-15 09:48:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Gerbils are both nocturnal and diurnal(day-active). Anyone who has kept many gerbils or has bred them for a few generations, knows that they have a tendancy to switch back and forth, though usually primarily nocturnal. I have noticed that they can adapt their active times to mostly match the general activity around the cage... if it tends to stay consistant. It is interesting to note that some books claim that they are almost exclusively nocturnal, and others say that they are about half and half. Each's experience will be a little different. I have even had gerbils that are one way when they are younger and then change later for no obvious reason.
2006-07-17 11:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jason M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Are gerbils nocturnal?
2015-08-16 17:17:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they're typically up and more active during the night than they are during the day.
2006-07-15 09:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by jjc92787 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily: they are active during day and night.
originally desert creatures, they live (in their natural habitat) in burrows under the ground. so they crawl around and burrow all day and night.
2006-07-17 06:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by Zippy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-15 09:52:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-06-12 14:12:31 · answer #6 · answered by Morgan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are dinural
2014-07-06 06:12:03 · answer #7 · answered by natasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so
2006-07-15 09:51:52 · answer #8 · answered by mar 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think so....
2006-07-15 10:02:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋