Gerbils are often overlooked as pets in favor of the more fluffy and cuddly hamster, but they can be excellent and friendly companions. I got a call this week from someone interested in adopting a ...

Apparently, gerbils make good first pets for young children. As the mother of two children, I’ve had “experience” with gerbils. Which is like saying, I’ve had “experience” with cancer. Here’s my sad ...

Question: Our kids are now 8 and 6, and we want to get them some kind of pet so that they will learn a bit of responsibility. Our landlord will not allow dogs or cats but said we could get any pet ...

If pets were a key part of my childhood, then my childhood was built on Lou’s Pet Shop in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Lou’s has supplied nearly all of the animals my family’s owned: a dozen fish at a time, ...

WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) - If you're not interested in dogs or cats, have you ever thought about gerbils? In the spotlight this week, the Cedar Bend Humane Society in Waterloo has several gerbils ...