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Gerbil Knowledge Trivia Quiz

These are some basic gerbil knowledge questions. If you've had them, it should be general knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by God_of_Chaos. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
God_of_Chaos

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,336

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1400

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When breeding gerbils, if you just want ONE litter, what do you do? Hint

put the female in the male's cage and take her out right after they've mated

put them together in one cage for a few days

put the male in the female's cage and take him out right after they've mated

put them together in a strange place to mate

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Question 2 of 10

2. When should you take the male away from the female when she is pregnant? Hint

right after they've mated, he will attack the female

when the female goes into labor

two to three weeks before birth

you don't need to

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which sex is more aggressive and likely to escape?

Answer: (Male or Female .. M or F)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Gerbils should only eat gerbil food.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. A gerbil only needs to gnaw on things for the first half a year of its life. Then its teeth stop growing.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Gerbils are best described as: Hint

pack animals

stinky

solitary animals

poor pets

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Question 7 of 10

7. Gerbils are able to learn to do tricks.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Gerbils get along best with which type of group? Hint

with no parent figure and the same sex

with no parent figure and the opposite sex

with a parent figure and the opposite sex

including a parent figure and the same sex

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Question 9 of 10

9. How can you tell a gerbil is male? Hint

his pointy back end

he only makes moves on females

the extremely long tail

he has testicles protruding from his buttocks

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Question 10 of 10

10. It is all right for gerbils and hamsters to cohabitate in the same cage. Hint

the only problem is if they are different sexes

If they have known each other since babyhood

Never!

true, they get along just as well as if they were the same species

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When breeding gerbils, if you just want ONE litter, what do you do?

Answer: put the female in the male's cage and take her out right after they've mated

If the male is put in the female's cage, she'll eat him.

2. When should you take the male away from the female when she is pregnant?

Answer: you don't need to

The father can help raise the pups, unlike in most other rodents.

3. Which sex is more aggressive and likely to escape?

Answer: female

Females are programmed to protect young. They are more aggressive in most species.

4. Gerbils should only eat gerbil food.

Answer: false

To keep them thin and healthy they should also eat lots of fruits and vegetables. They like carrots.

5. A gerbil only needs to gnaw on things for the first half a year of its life. Then its teeth stop growing.

Answer: false

Gerbil teeth grow until the animal is dead. Always give them something hard to gnaw on.

6. Gerbils are best described as:

Answer: pack animals

They get very sad when they are alone.

7. Gerbils are able to learn to do tricks.

Answer: true

My little brown female can do flips and different tricks on her wheel. Her eyes are huge from all the adrenaline.

8. Gerbils get along best with which type of group?

Answer: including a parent figure and the same sex

If there is no parent to be obviously dominant they fight for the position. Some females can live together peacefully.

9. How can you tell a gerbil is male?

Answer: he has testicles protruding from his buttocks

Gerbil genitalia are very distinct as they get older. Their tails are basically the same length as everyone else's. Only male hamsters have pointy back ends. And, when in heat, females and males try to mate with their own.

10. It is all right for gerbils and hamsters to cohabitate in the same cage.

Answer: Never!

Hamsters don't even get along with other hamsters a lot of the time. Never mix species.

Source: Author God_of_Chaos

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