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Post by mygerbilprince on Apr 11, 2021 19:20:24 GMT -8
I recently commented on a thread on this forum about gerbil lifespan. I was curious what the average lifespan of peoples gerbils on the forum were. It would be great if people could leave the age their gerbils lived! I will leave this poll open forever so people can continue to contribute to it.
Note: 6+ years is uncommon but I included it since the oldest gerbil ever was 8 years old.
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Post by londongerbils on Apr 12, 2021 2:01:26 GMT -8
This is a really good idea.
Whilst my most recent rescue gerbil lived to 3, my previous rescue gerbil lived to 2 and two other gerbils I had didn’t make it to 1 but they both had underlying health conditions from birth and I had adopted one of them so can’t be clear what her life was like before she got to me.
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Post by ps25 on Apr 12, 2021 5:42:36 GMT -8
I love that you have set this up. Its going to be interesting to see the results. All of mine have always been in the 2-3 year group. Although there are gerbils with longer life spans, I feel like the claims that gerbils live 4 or 5 years is a little misleading for most people. I think some realistic info based on group data will provide some better expectations for gerbil owners.
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Post by Thelodar on Apr 12, 2021 16:55:50 GMT -8
I put 2 because that is the answer to the survey question. My most recent gerbil was 2 years old when she passed, and a young 2 at that. But most of my gerbils have been 3 years old at death. I've only had one make it to 4 and he's still alive (also my first gerbil from a breeder).
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Post by LilyandDaisy on Apr 12, 2021 17:20:54 GMT -8
My most recent pair of females died at 2 years 11 months and 3 years 1 month (so both 3 years basically).
A few years before that I had a male live to about 4.5 but I can't remember how long my other gerbils lived.
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Post by Markpd on Apr 14, 2021 10:58:10 GMT -8
My previous gerbil (from the 80s!), lived between 3-4 yrs, likely ~3.5, so I chose 3. It would be useful if the poll was open indefinitely so more people can add their data, and others can give later additions. Is that possible mygerbilprince? |
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Post by tanzanyte on Apr 14, 2021 13:13:14 GMT -8
Great idea mygerbilprince. I am amazed that there has been an 8 year old gerbil recorded - wouldn't it be amazing if that could be their average lifespan. Bubbles was 3 and Vanilla was 3 years 2 months and it still didn't feel like we had them long enough, although I know I should be grateful that they made it to 3. I agree Mark, it would definitely be good if there was an option for a permanent thread and if it could be pinned as well |
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Post by Markpd on Apr 16, 2021 12:17:53 GMT -8
And permanent poll would be handy too.
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Post by mygerbilprince on Apr 23, 2021 11:35:54 GMT -8
My previous gerbil (from the 80s!), lived between 3-4 yrs, likely ~3.5, so I chose 3. It would be useful if the poll was open indefinitely so more people can add their data, and others can give later additions. Is that possible mygerbilprince ? Yeah I can leave it open. Just one question, how do I do that? |
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Post by Markpd on Apr 24, 2021 1:40:56 GMT -8
Not a foggiest! Lol, can you edit the poll? (I've never done one, so I don't know what options there are).
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Post by mygerbilprince on May 6, 2021 17:58:23 GMT -8
Unfortunately, I had to remove the poll and add a new one because it wasn't letting me edit the poll. So we will just have to start fresh. Sorry!
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Post by tanzanyte on May 10, 2021 0:06:49 GMT -8
It's a shame we can't select the same answer twice. Unless I'm doing something wrong? I'm having a bad morning so it wouldn't surprise me.
I just figured it may skew the results slightly if you can select up to 3 answers and other peoples last 3 gerbils have died at 2, 3 and 4, but someone else has had 3 that all died at 3.
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