How in the fuck am I supposed to find somebody who personally

craigslist? thats how i found my skinnypig, from a breeder.

>>2385193
Facebook is literally the best for this shit. Also many gerbil breeders stopped as gerbils sadly aren't incredibly popular and aren't used as feed.

Facebook or local animal expos.
When I got my standard agoutis, I had to go to an expo and get a local accredited breeder's card, because fucking none of the websites were up to date and half the numbers in the phone book were wrong.
Alternatively, if you have an exotic pet store near you, call them and see if they have a directory or something.

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>>2385932
>>2385796
I should mention that I don't have a Facebook nor do I plan on getting one

I've seen a few gerbils at reptile expos, but that's about it. Relating back to the whole issue with trying to find these types of breeders, there was a large booth at a reptile show I went to back in March that was breeding all kinds of cool rodents, including gerbils, guinea pigs, hairless mice, and even soft-furred rats. I was dumb and didn't ask for a business card or anything, and now I CAN NOT find ANYTHING on these people. The people who run the shows there can't name the vendors at the show, I can't find any places in my entire fucking state that had the same collection online, I even went so far as to contact some other vendors that were at the same show and even they didn't know who to call. Like I want to give them my business, but it's next to impossible to find them.

To >>2385932
Did you go to a gerbil show specifically or are there just generalized animal shows? I've found that there's a gerbil show this September about 2 hours north of me. Not sure if you can buy there but at least I'd be able to get accurate contact info for breeders that way

It's such a shame these things are such a pain in the ass.

Also, this is an Argente, right? I know there are also self-colored gerbils but I don't know what variety falls in that category. It came in yesterday at work and I'm considering getting it

let me warn you now, though I know you won't listen, that gerbils kind of suck

most animal fancies have some kind of breeder club. you might find one in your country or region and locate breeders that way.

or visit a feed store and check their bulletin board.

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>>2386027
>let me warn you now, though I know you won't listen, that gerbils kind of suck
What makes you say that? I absolutely love the two gerbils I have, they're really entertaining to watch and it's fun to interact with them. I also like the way they look

>>2385193
There are many Instagram pages that do so. Look up "Clifford's sisters rattery"

>>2386027
I've kept gerbils for years and I would highly recommend them to anyone. They appear to be somewhere between a rat and hamster in terms of intelligence and they're crazy energetic. Super fun to watch.

>>2386806
As far as common pet rodents go I'd say that's fair. The main problem is their extreme lack of focus. Gerbils are notoriously curious and are useless to lab's in most experiments. They tried running them through mazes, and the gerbils could solve them but had to explore every single nook and cranny first. They're mainly used for studies on narcolepsy as 50% of gerbils will pass out when they get stressed out.

They're miles ahead of hamsters in intelligence, but hamsters also kill themselves.