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I was at EPT last night (emerg psych) and they sent me to a crisis center that looks more like a B&B (Barrett Center) for the night. I woke at 2p after staying up until 3a writing, and came home after they discharged me around 230/3p. I didn't do more than change and leave and never thought to check on my gerbils. I fed them, gave them fresh water last night and they were sleeping. I knew Kilmer (the black one) was acting sluggish and sleeping a lot so I knew, in due time, he would pass on.
I never thought I'd come home from a few hours at the park with my Lisa and my Miu to find Kilmer dead, and lets just say... desert animals (which gerbils are) tend to try and 'get rid of' the corpse to prevent predators from finding them in the night. I was trying to keep my cool, and thankfully Lisa and my Miu helped with the situation and once that was done, I had Val (lilac-albino) moved into his carrier and I washed the fuck out of the tank and all the things in it, gave fresh bedding/food/water and a ton of TP tubes for Val to chew apart and make bedding of.
Kilmer, while you (and your brother) were never able to become hand-tamed (some just can't and these ones had high anxiety since I got them - it was from how they were treated at the store I got them from; should've gone with a breeder) - I loved you two like crazy. You weren't the hyper one your brother was, but you were the more lovey and shy one and the one who tended to do the sweetest little gerbil things (like laying on top of your brother and creating an adorable gerbil pile) and always managing to get your fluffy ass stuck in a TP tube that your brother was trying to tear apart. You gave me great laughs with adorable videos and were an amazing brother to Val - I'm sure you two had great gerbil-y times together.
I'm sorry I never got to say goodbye in your last hours, I'm sorry I wasn't there or I would've sat holding you the entire time. I love you, Kilmer, and maybe your soul be at peace now. ღ ღ ღ
And to follow.. a pic spam of my charcoal Mongolian gerbil Kilmer, along with his lilac-albino brother, Val. I love you both, and Val, please don't be lonely without your brother - I'm here, too. ღ ღ ღ
I never thought I'd come home from a few hours at the park with my Lisa and my Miu to find Kilmer dead, and lets just say... desert animals (which gerbils are) tend to try and 'get rid of' the corpse to prevent predators from finding them in the night. I was trying to keep my cool, and thankfully Lisa and my Miu helped with the situation and once that was done, I had Val (lilac-albino) moved into his carrier and I washed the fuck out of the tank and all the things in it, gave fresh bedding/food/water and a ton of TP tubes for Val to chew apart and make bedding of.
Kilmer, while you (and your brother) were never able to become hand-tamed (some just can't and these ones had high anxiety since I got them - it was from how they were treated at the store I got them from; should've gone with a breeder) - I loved you two like crazy. You weren't the hyper one your brother was, but you were the more lovey and shy one and the one who tended to do the sweetest little gerbil things (like laying on top of your brother and creating an adorable gerbil pile) and always managing to get your fluffy ass stuck in a TP tube that your brother was trying to tear apart. You gave me great laughs with adorable videos and were an amazing brother to Val - I'm sure you two had great gerbil-y times together.
I'm sorry I never got to say goodbye in your last hours, I'm sorry I wasn't there or I would've sat holding you the entire time. I love you, Kilmer, and maybe your soul be at peace now. ღ ღ ღ
And to follow.. a pic spam of my charcoal Mongolian gerbil Kilmer, along with his lilac-albino brother, Val. I love you both, and Val, please don't be lonely without your brother - I'm here, too. ღ ღ ღ