Gerbils generally live in arid desert areas. Although they are active both day and night, they are mainly found at night. When frightened, they may "freeze", i.e., remain motionless.

When the dry season arrives, gerbils accumulate large quantities of grass roots to prepare for the hard times.

Therefore, until the dry season arrives, gerbils are kept busy, going in and out of their burrows with their mouths full of roots. The amount of hard work that goes on from early in the morning until late at night is amazing.

Although gerbils look quite cute, they can pose a serious hazard to farming and ranching because of their penchant for storing large amounts of food and digging complex burrow systems.

For today's drawing tutorial, let's follow the instructions and learn how to draw a gerbil. It stands on its hind feet, with its eyes closed, seemingly mesmerized by its own dance.

How about it, guys do you like this cartoon gerbil? It's not only cute, but also easy to draw. If you are interested, pick up a pen and follow the tutorial below to try to draw it.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

√ Draw a Gerbil PDF (Click to download for free.)

√ Drawing Papers (You can get it easily and I would say almost any paper can be used.)

√ Pencils / Markers / Crayons / Watercolors (Remember to use a pen with a fine tip when outlining.)

FOR WHOM:

Preschoolers and kids of all ages

TIME NEEDED:

About 0.5 hour

INSTRUCTIONS:

How to Draw a Gerbil Step by Step

Step 1 Outline the gerbil's head and draw the ears.

Step 2 Draw this gerbil's face and finish the head.

Step 3 Outline the body of this gerbil, adding a front leg.

Step 4 On the left side of the body, draw the other front leg of this gerbil.

Step 5 Draw a large oval on this gerbil's body to get its belly.

Step 6 Draw the back legs and tail of this gerbil. It has short legs!

Step 7 Finally, you can finish coloring this gerbil quickly and easily.

Guys, have you learned how to draw a gerbil yet?