You have been looking into the different pocket pet options that are out there and you feel that your family would be enhanced by bringing a hamster or a gerbil into the household. How can you determine which would be the ideal choice?

While these two animals have a lot of things in common, they are ultimately different in many ways as well. This means that your family should sit down and talk about what you are looking for in a pet and what you can handle for care. This will help you choose between them. For example, gerbils tend to spend more time during the daylight hours awake, so if this is when you are available to interact with a pet, this may be a deciding factor for you. For more information, please contact your local North Suffolk, VA veterinarian.