I've always whanted a drwarf, white blue eyed bunnie. But my mom had me settle for gerbils wich turned out to be great! I now have 3 wich I bought from a local breeder with fanceier coats and cheaper two. I find gerbils two be better then hamsters, their mor curiose, less likley to bite, and their not realy nocturnal. They also don't need a wheel. But realy i don't know about store bought gerbils wich tend to be more skittish.