Like most species of gerbil, the pale gerbil is nocturnal, a behaviour that enables it to not only avoid the heat of the day, but also to feed at night when its preferred foods may be covered in dew, thus increasing its water intake (2) (5). Maximising water intake is vitally important for species living in arid habitats, as is minimising water loss, which the pale gerbil does by producing extremely concentrated urine and dry faeces (2). Like most other species of gerbilit is likely that the diet of the pale gerbil consists of grasses, shoots and seeds (2).
Breeding in this species has been recorded taking place around April and May (5). Gestation usually lasts around 20 days, with an average litter size of five pups (6) (7). In captivity this species has been recorded to live as long as five and a half years (7).