BEDFORD, Mass. The American Gerbil Society s annual pageant brought dozens of rodents scurrying to New England this weekend for a chance to win top gerbil. The Bedford competition called for agility ...

Every day, my mail contains at least three questions about “gerbiling.” In the eight years I’ve been writing this column, I have never addressed the gerbil issue, but now, this week and this week only ...

The Bedford competition called for agility demonstrations in which the gerbils must overcome obstacles and race to the end of a course. Breeders of the small animals vie for coveted ribbons based on ...