Skip to main content
Blue cross logo Blue cross logo
Donate
  • How we help
    How we help
      • Rehoming
      • Veterinary
      • Education
      • Our stories
      • Our campaigns
      • Pet Bereavement and Pet Loss
      • About Blue Cross
      • Our Impact Framework
  • Support us
    Support us
      • Donate
      • Fundraising and events
      • Sponsor a pet
      • Volunteer
      • A gift in your Will
      • Appeals
      • Remember a Pet
      • Remember a Person
      • Our Supporter Charter
      • Corporate partnerships
      • Work at Blue Cross
      • Philanthropy
      • Charitable Trusts and Foundations
      • Other ways to help
      • Payroll Giving
      • Shop
  • Rehome a pet
    Rehome a pet
      • Rehome a pet
      • Why rehome a pet?
      • Our rehoming process
      • Finding the right pet
      • Giving a horse a home
      • Home Direct Scheme
      • Foster a pet
      • Pet Peace of Mind
      • What if I need to give up my pet?
  • Sponsor pets
  • Pet advice
  • Find us
  • How we help
    How we help
      • Rehoming
      • Veterinary
      • Education
      • Our stories
      • Our campaigns
      • Pet Bereavement and Pet Loss
      • About Blue Cross
      • Our Impact Framework
  • Support us
    Support us
      • Donate
      • Fundraising and events
      • Sponsor a pet
      • Volunteer
      • A gift in your Will
      • Appeals
      • Remember a Pet
      • Remember a Person
      • Our Supporter Charter
      • Corporate partnerships
      • Work at Blue Cross
      • Philanthropy
      • Charitable Trusts and Foundations
      • Other ways to help
      • Payroll Giving
      • Shop
  • Rehome a pet
    Rehome a pet
      • Rehome a pet
      • Why rehome a pet?
      • Our rehoming process
      • Finding the right pet
      • Giving a horse a home
      • Home Direct Scheme
      • Foster a pet
      • Pet Peace of Mind
      • What if I need to give up my pet?
  • Sponsor pets
  • Pet advice
  • Find us
Donate

Gerbil advice

Advice category

  • Behaviour
  • Bereavement
  • Dangers
  • Essentials
  • Getting a gerbil
  • Getting a pet
  • Getting a small pet
  • Health
  • How to
  • Older pet
  • Seasonal
  • Training and games

Advice sub category

Reset filters
Shetland ponies in a stable
Behaviour, Training and games

Indoor games for pets

Baby Gerbil
Getting a gerbil, Health

Caring for your gerbil

Chinchilla Hoop from Burford rehoming centre
Health, Training and games

Enrichment for small pets

Prim lies in her bed
Seasonal

Three alternative ways to spend bonfire night

Small tunnel
How to

How to get creative with toilet roll inner tubes

Golden labrador lying in dog bed with two black kittens
Dangers

Cleaning and pets

Stevie playing with a toy with a member of the Lewknor team
How to, Seasonal

DIY pet toys

Small tunnel
How to

How to make a small animal tunnel

How to keep dogs cool in the summer heat
Health

How to keep your pets cool this summer

A young girl looks at a rabbit in a blue tunnel
Essentials

Pets in schools

allergy cat
Health

How to cope with pet allergies

Flora with owner
Essentials, Getting a pet

The benefits of pet ownership

pet names - staffie
Essentials, Getting a pet

Top 20 most popular male and female pet names of 2017

rehoming myths slice
Essentials, Getting a pet

Pet rehoming myths debunked

PBSS
Bereavement

What to say to someone who has lost a pet

Oreo pet pix
Behaviour

How to photograph pets

Sad dog
Bereavement

How pets cope with loss

  • 17 of 28 - Show more

Sign up to our newsletter

The best way to stay up to date with what's going on at Blue Cross is to join our mailing list.

Sign up now
Follow us
About Blue Cross
  • Education
  • Work at Blue Cross
  • Our impact framework
  • Modern slavery statement
Contact us
  • General enquiries
  • Find an animal hospital
  • Find a rehoming centre
  • Find a charity shop
Media centre
  • News
  • Press
  • Publications
  • Stories
Policies
  • Cookie policy
  • Privacy policy
  • Supporter charter
  • Terms and conditions
Fundraising Standards

Blue Cross is a registered charity in England and Wales (224392) and in Scotland (SC040154). A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales under company number 00363197. Registered address Shilton Road, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4PF.