Best place to buy gerbils from please?

[Soshelpplease]

All advice welcome as asking for a friend who is a complete novice.
She doesn’t want to buy from Pets At Home as she thinks they do mass breeding?

An independent pet shop maybe? Or an independent seller from home?

Contact the National Gerbil Society on Facebook for details of breeders or rescues near you.

Independent pet shops are a mixed bag. Some are good and others are quite awful (worse than Pets at Home).

Gerbils from Pets at Home tend to be skittish and have stereotypic behaviours. Gerbils raised by hobby breeders are very sweet.

You’re a star - thankyou so much xx