Why didn't I do this sooner?

Sep 27, 2009 17:10

I must admit I'm really enjoying being a gerbil-mamma. For the record my little girl's names are Carrie (an agouti) and Miranda (charcoal). I can't find my camera stuffs so I can't post pictures yet, but I love them!! Getting Carrie a companion was the smartest move I could have made. She's a completely different gerbil now, and even takes treats ( Read more... )

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menellom September 28 2009, 06:39:36 UTC
Looking forward to seeing some cute pics.

Also, if you want to give them a fun toy, gerbils LOVE toilet paper rolls.

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mahogany_love September 28 2009, 12:12:15 UTC
Already done. They've become our little recycling bin.

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menellom September 28 2009, 17:30:14 UTC
Also, don't feed them too many treats. We had a gerbil in my kindergarten class named Kirby... by the end of the year he got so fat that one day he just plopped over and died while running on his wheel

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mahogany_love September 29 2009, 12:20:56 UTC
Thanks. Now I think they are going to die any second.

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carveyfan27 September 28 2009, 08:04:37 UTC
Google fails me. What color is agouti?

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mahogany_love September 28 2009, 12:11:42 UTC
brown with black flecks.

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