GERBIL owners advise needed...

[tikeyas_mom]

I could always put Spanky *my budgie* in the cage with Cheeko and Spring, btu he HATES Spring, I have no idea what to do.

Thanks for helping me you are the only person who has givin advise to me.

[zanzanfergie]

Don't get so defensive Tikeya's Mom, we're not attacking you, just your methods.
And it seems, like Primabella said, that what's done is done now, and you just have to concentrate on on ensuring a safe and healthy pregnancy, birth, and litter.
But also...one other thing disturbs me about your explanation. You said that it would have been cruel to put one gerbil into an ice-cream container...and while I agree...didn't you consider any other options, like just picking up one gerbil for five minutes, letting them 'cool down', then putting it back and seeing whether they continued or not? I just think it might have been wise to cease the actual act. Your intervention didn't have to be permanent.
Oh, and to get back to the original point of this topic, have you taken Sage to the vet yet? What did he say?

[primabella]

and I know this might not have anything to do with anything but can you please stop saying "...and crap" it's just getting annoying.

have you taken Sage to the vet yet? What did he say?

Yeah, let us know.

[CathyBogart]

On giving them away for free....Many people consider this a great way to get free snake food. I would never do it, but I could BS myself into looking like a great owner to someone.

Lay off about the pictures. Maybe they were inappropriate for this forum, but I honestly think you guys are overreacting. Shall I post a picture of my snake eating and see what reaction I get?

Yes, I do think it was a really bad idea to get two gerbils without having a "backup plan", but that's done now and there's nothing to be done about it. You WILL need to separate them, because I can't think of a more miserable life than having litter after litter your entire life.

Will the pet store take the babies back when they're old enough? At work we give people a small amount of store credit for bringing us healthy, socialized animals. Then again, if they get all of their gerbils from the same source the babies could have problems from inbreeding if your pair is related.


Does anyone know the answer to the original question? I'm going to go ask my rat forum, since I'm sure I'll get a straight answer from them rather than a bunch of ranting about something that it's too late to change.

[tikeyas_mom]

thank for relizing that this is done with. It took long enough geeze..

any way I will stop saying "CRAP" if you stop rolling your eyes at me prime.

and about taking my gerbil babies to the pet store. HELL NO!! I would never bring them to that hell hole. that pet store sux they dont know how to sex, they use pine bedding, they house species that are solitary, they dont vet check their animals and they leave dead ones in cages with live ones, they use water bowls and not bottles they dont change them EVERY day.

it is rediculas. I rather sell or give them away my self, then EVER give them to a smelly shelter of pet store. JMHO!

[wolfsoul]

I agree, Tikeyas_mom. I hope Petcetera goes out of business. They are a terrible store.. The puppies are kept in a tiny pen, the rats are kept in tiny spaces fed with gerbil/hamster food, pine bedding, and they don't even split up the sexes. Every time I walk in there the water bowl is filled to the rim with bedding. I cringe when I see them drink it. There are always litters of gerbils there. The hamsters are always housed together. The animals are sick, they have crusties in their eyes, and diahrrea in the their cages I now refrain from going there as I hate to see the animals live in such cruel condition. I used to be able to stand it, but the more ambitious I get about having my own pets one day, the more hurtful it becomes that I can't save these ones right now.

[tikeyas_mom]

I agree, I would NEVER let my babies goto a pet store, I feel sorry for the ones that are there. I felt sorry for Sage thats why I bought her *I was told they ONLY get in males at the time * ... I got Jade because I had been doing ALOT of research and in EVERY book and website it said that GERBILS are social animals and live longer lives ect when they ahev a cage mate. So I got Jade for Sage as a cage mate. You think I am happy it turned out liek this? My mom had to stop me from stressing about the pups because I was freaking out.

[wolfsoul]

Yeah, I had a gerbil named Icarus the first, she was really cute, but I wasn't allowed to get another gerbil, so I had to house her with Frisco lol. It worked out great, they seemed happy together But poor Icarus I is RB now So now I have Icarus II! I like the name better on a boy anyways, I was hoping for her to be a boy and I was going to name her Ebony because she was a girl, but I loved the name Icarus so much

[tikeyas_mom]

I iddnt know you could house a rat with a gerbil??? cool. lol

[wolfsoul]

Weeell you're not supposed to, lol, but I broke the rules I introduced them properly, and they loved eachother! Not something I would recommend for everyone to try though lol..It might not work out the way you want...

[tikeyas_mom]

good point. lol So how are your ratties? My hamster Cuddles is SOOOOOOO fat she is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg so fat, what a fatty lol...

[wolfsoul]

They are good lol. Currently on my shoulders the rats aren't fat, they are skinny lol. Well, they are perfect sized Icarus is tiny lol

[CathyBogart]

If the pet store is so horrible why did you support them by buying from them?

[Tweety_Pie]

Is there any way every one can get along! It's so strange how almost every single time I look at a thread from Tikeyas_mom and people are arguing! Doesn't someone else FIND THIS ANNOYING!?!? I'm sure that Tikeyas_mom DID NOT post this thread to argue. She posted it because she needs help! Now can everyone PLEASE stay off the arguing and help her out. Im sure she is probably frusterated(sp?) and needs help, so STOP arguing and be nice EVERYONE!

[Jessica12345]

Originally posted by Tweety_Pie
Is there any way every one can get along! It's so strange how almost every single time I look at a thread from Tikeyas_mom and people are arguing! Doesn't someone else FIND THIS ANNOYING!?!?

yes, i find this annoying. But i dont think its our fault all these fights start.

anyway, Tweety pie, the fighting already stopped in this thread, so lets not bring it up again.