The Pleasant gerbil is a species of gerbil

Gerbil

A gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as "desert rats", the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats...

that is found mainly in Libya, Egypt, possibly Mauritania to Tunisia. These are a mere 6 cm in body length with a brown agouti style coat, a white belly and a very long tail.

Pleasant gerbils as pets

Although rare, they are being kept and bred in captivity in Europe. Their speed and small size makes them more difficult to tame than some other gerbils species. Enthusiasts also call them dips and dippys.

External links

• Charming Dipodil Diaries