Gerbil

Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Second Edition)

Photographic documentation of enforced restraint and handling techniques.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: All/General, Amphibian, Baboon, Bird, Capuchin, Cat, Cattle, Chimpanzee, Chinchilla, Crocodile & Alligator, Dog, Equine, Fish, Gerbil, Gibbon, Goat, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Lemur, Lizard, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Mole Rat, Mouse, Nonhuman Primate, Other Animal, Other Nonhuman Primate, Other Rodent, Owl Monkey, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Reptile, Rodent, Sheep, Snake, Squirrel Monkey, Turtle & Tortoise, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Fowler, M. E. 1995. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals (Second Edition). Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.

Effect of cage size on the ontogeny of stereotyped behaviour in gerbils

Gerbils develop stereotyped digging independent of cage space, but probably dependent of lack of adequate stimuli for digging.

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Wiedenmayer, C. 1996. Effect of cage size on the ontogeny of stereotyped behaviour in gerbils. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 47, 225-233.

The early ontogeny of bar-gnawing in laboratory gerbils

Housed in standard cages without lid [no dark areas], gerbils develop stereotyped bar-gnawing already at a very early age.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Abnormal/Problematic BehaviorAnimal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Wiedenmayer, C. 1997. The early ontogeny of bar-gnawing in laboratory gerbils. Animal Welfare 6, 273-277.

Stereotypies resulting from a deviation in the ontogenetic development of gerbils

The provision of an artifical external burrow reduces stereotypic digging.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Wiedenmayer, C. 1997. Stereotypies resulting from a deviation in the ontogenetic development of gerbils. Behavioural Processes 39, 215-221.

Causation of the ontogenetic development of stereotypic digging in gerbils

An opaque nest-box with access tube reduced stereotypical digging.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Wiedenmayer, C. 1997. Causation of the ontogenetic development of stereotypic digging in gerbils. Animal Behaviour 53, 461-470.

The laboratory gerbil

Some recommendations for the housing and handling of gerbils.

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Brain, P. F. 1999. The laboratory gerbil. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals Seventh Edition. UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (edited by Poole, T. and English, P. ), 345-355. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

Working together to improve rodent well-being

Highlights of the RSPCA/UFAW Rodent Welfare Group reports. Barn-dried, first-cut hay is pliable enough for the transgenic mice to construct ball-shaped nests, connected chambers, and runs (paper materials are not suitable). .... When supplied with hay, gerbils become very active...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Gerbil, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Hawkins, P. 1999. Working together to improve rodent well-being. Lab Animal 28(2), 30-32.

Environmental enrichment enhances recovery of function but exacerbates ischemic cell death

These data demonstrate that early, intensive intervention after ischemia can improve functional outcome but that this is accompanied by increased brain damage. Careful consideration needs to be given to the timing of rehabilitation after stroke and related types of brain...

Year Published: 2001Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Farrell, R., Evans, S., Corbett, D. 2001. Environmental enrichment enhances recovery of function but exacerbates ischemic cell death. Neuroscience 107(Farrell et al. (2001)), 585-592.

Gerbil tube comparison

Gerbils destructed PC [polycarbonate] tubes much more intensively than PCV [polyvinylchloride] tubes.

Year Published: 2001Animal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Lee, L., Hughes, R. 2001. Gerbil tube comparison. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 6(4), 3.

Housing and husbandry conditions affect stereotypic behaviour in laboratory gerbils

An artificial borrow system for caged gerbils is described. Access to the system reduced stereotypic digging. Our experiments have shown that ... flexible timing of separation of adults from juveniles can successfully reduce or even prevent specific stereotypic behaviours.

Year Published: 2001Animal Type: Gerbil, Rodent

Citation: Waiblinger, E., Koenig, B. 2001. Housing and husbandry conditions affect stereotypic behaviour in laboratory gerbils. 3R-Info-Bulletin 16 (January), 1-2.