Introducing.....the Gerbil Girlies!

[Miss Z]

Thanks a lot everyone! Ebony still hasn't settled down yet, in between her spouts of vigourous wheel-running, she entertains herself by jumping on her sisters who are trying to sleep! Needless to say, they squeak a lot at her

Ebony's also the bravest one, I've had my hand in the cage for a few minutes and she's quite happy to jump all over it, whereas Twilight and Nightshade need a little coaxing.

And, of course, Tia is pretty horrified!!! I took her into my brother's room so she could just look at them, and she froze, then gave me this look which clearly said, ' Oh my gosh, HOW COULD YOU?' She's giving me the cold shoulder a little and gnaws my knuckles as if she's teaching me a lesson. I'm sure she'll come round in time.

Oh, I also forgot to mention how to tell them apart, other than their personalities. Twilight has one white front paw and a smudge of white on her nose and under her chin. Ebony's front paws are both half-white and she has a lot more white under her chin. Nightshade has one front paw half-white, whilst the other paw has an unusual circle-like pattern of white, and she has a perfect line of white under her chin.

[joanofark]

ADORABLE!! Congrats on your new addition to the family!!!

[k9krazee]

Awwww, congrats, Zara! How exciting, they are sooo cute and I love their names! They look like a lot of fun!

Hugs to Miss Tia!!

[Vermontcat]

OMG! They are so cute!!!
I love your gerbils, they remind me so much of my RB gerbils Chocolate and Brownie.
You did a good job getting photos of all 3 of them and a video too.
It is so hard to take good photos of black gerbils because they are so dark and gerbils are so hyper in general.
You will have so much fun with them.
I did the same thing that you do to tell them apart, by looking at the amount of white on their paws.
Of course when they are all curled up together sleeping it will be hard to tell them apart but their unique personalities will help keep you from getting them confused most of the time.
Congratulations on your cute new additions and let me know if I can help you with any gerbil info.