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Post by shibby69 on Aug 1, 2005 3:43:10 GMT -8
I have just bought back my first gerbils... they are five little boys, just four weeks old. i decided to rescue them because i saw them in terrible conditions in a pet shop and i didnt want to leave them there! they were in a tiny tiny tiny cage, it was too small for even one mouse they were on sawdust and the lady kept trying to pick them up by the tail, and i heard this is very bad
they are very small. i have been trying to learn what i can and they have a sand bath, food, watet, toilet roll tubes, boxes and a log bridge arc thingy. i have put lots of woodshavings in for them to burrow.
i have named them Ed,Todd,Kyle,Rodney and Bambi (bambi wasnt my choice)
i will get pictures soon but i want to let them settle down a little first
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Aug 1, 2005 3:47:07 GMT -8
Congratulations shibby69! I'm sure you will like them. Four weeks is very young, but possible. Personally I did sell my gerbils only when they were 5 weeks old. Sad that they were kept so bad in the pet shop.
And...who's choise was Bambi than? ;D
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Post by shibby69 on Aug 1, 2005 3:56:57 GMT -8
my mum, because there are five, i want them to all be loved alot they will live in my room but if i let my mum be responsible of 'bambi' she'll help me give them love and gibve me money to but them things
its just so i have time for them all really, so she named him babi, he is orange with a white star on his head. i dont know what varieties they all are, im new to all of this!
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Aug 1, 2005 4:01:15 GMT -8
We were all knew to gerbils once!  I'm sure you will learn a lot, including their colours. |
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Post by shibby69 on Aug 1, 2005 4:06:36 GMT -8
they are really messy! theyve only been home half an hour, what took me 4 hours to create they took ten minutes to destroy!!!!  good fun to watch though |
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Post by gerbilsrgreat on Aug 2, 2005 20:33:56 GMT -8
they are really messy! theyve only been home half an hour, what took me 4 hours to create they took ten minutes to destroy!!!! good fun to watch though Oh yeah, gerbils love to rearrange their homes in a hurry! Mine do the same thing ;P -Jeremiah |
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Post by shibby69 on Aug 3, 2005 3:39:57 GMT -8
they are really messy! theyve only been home half an hour, what took me 4 hours to create they took ten minutes to destroy!!!! good fun to watch though Oh yeah, gerbils love to rearrange their homes in a hurry! Mine do the same thing ;P -Jeremiah they are devilish little creatures aren't they! i love them, they're such characters! |
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Post by doomgerbiluk on Aug 3, 2005 4:44:14 GMT -8
well I've ahd 3 escapes (including dipodils) in the last 24 hours  yeah they are little devils aren't they? |
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Post by shibby69 on Aug 4, 2005 2:15:52 GMT -8
they are fun to watch though! |
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Post by sandy on Aug 4, 2005 10:28:55 GMT -8
Hi shibby, if they are so young it might be a good idea to give them some oatmeal and millet, smaller seeds that are softer for their little pup teeth. And make sure they can reach the water bottle ok! Can you tell boys from girls yet?
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Post by shibby69 on Aug 4, 2005 13:07:15 GMT -8
errrm, its hard to see cus they bounce everywhere but i tried to check :S one is definately male, so i'll check the others tomight to make sure.
millet as in budgie, millet spray or just budgie seed? oatmeal? sorry, i'm not sure if you mean normal oates or not
they are chewing cardboard really well!
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Post by lizzy on Aug 4, 2005 13:29:19 GMT -8
congrats on your new gerbs  i agree on whats been said, whenever its possible check the sexes. How big is your tank? you will need at least 25 gallons for 5 gerbils especially when they get bigger. |
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Post by sandy on Aug 4, 2005 22:27:52 GMT -8
Yup, budgie sprays of seed. They love'em! By oatmeal, I mean quick oats, same as you'd eat for breakfast.
And remember that you should seperate the sexes by six weeks, which is not long from now if they are 4 weeks old. So you will need another tank soon!
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Post by shibby69 on Aug 4, 2005 23:53:44 GMT -8
i have checked them all and they all have boys bits thank goodness |
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Post by doomgerbiluk on Aug 5, 2005 0:09:57 GMT -8
Warning...millet is a stimulant to gerbils...if you feed lots they may be bouncing of the cage walls [even more lol]. This sn't a big problem with pups but can be a pain with adults.
I give pups a mixed finch food with their main mix, it does contain millet but also other grains. Or a wild bird seed is a good option too.
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I'm sure you will learn a lot, including their colours.
good fun to watch though
