Here are some fun activities to pass the time til your gerbils arrive, and help you be a better gerbil owner when they come!

New Gerbil Advent Calendar

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	1 What's your favorite color gerbil? Visit the American Gerbil Society Color Strips to learn the names of all gerbil colors.	2 On your mark, get set, GO! Play Gerbil Derby today!	3 Sign your Promise to Your Gerbils today and ensure that your gerbils are healthy and happy with you.	4 Got a burning question about gerbils? Ask the experts, the gerbils themselves!	5 Check the shelter listings at petfinder.org to see if there are any adoptable gerbils in shelters near you.	6 What are gerbils like in the wild? Read this article to find out!
7 Find out what gerbils are all about with this fact sheet!	8 How do you know if your gerbil is sick? Find out!	9 Pick a name for your gerbils on the baby names website!	10 It's important to know if your gerbils are boys or girls. Learn how to sex your gerbils here!	11 Take the gerbil survey at abcgerbils.com! (Scroll down to the bottom)	12 Are gerbils the smallest pocket pet? Not at all! Take a look at these African Pygmy Mice!	13 Answer any question you have about gerbils in the SRG Gerbilpedia!
14 What will your new gerbil need from Santa to be happy and healthy? Make a wish list using this shopping guide.	15 Help Santa plan ahead by sending him your wish list.	16 The best time to find a vet is before your gerbils get sick. Use the web resources here to locate a vet that can care for your gerbils.	17 What are some games you can play with your gerbils? Read these ideas on the Twin Squeaks web site.	18 Read our gerbils' Christmas list!	19 The healthiest food for your gerbils might be the one you make yourself. Here are some easy recipes for gerbil food mix.	20 Gerbil babies grow up fast. See their day by day development.
21 Watch the wonderful YouTube video "Gerbils of the Carribbean".	22 Another great video: Binki the Show-Jumping Gerbil.	23 Have your gerbils make a snowflake! Fold up a piece of paper and toss it in the tank. Take it out before it's "overdone"!	24 Put something special in your gerbils' Christmas stocking!	25 Merry Christmas!	26 Boxing Day - Give your new gerbils a box or a tube to chew and a nice treat to eat!	27