News & Thoughts About Maeby & Nellie
Maeby & Nellie were both exceptionally friendly and outgoing tonight. They'd knocked over their exercise wheel, and when I put my hand in their tank to set the wheel upright so that they could run in it again, both girls came running over to me, and they both started climbing up my arm at the same time. :)
I lifted my hand out of the tank, and Maeby and Nellie sat in my hand, side by side, and let me pet them both. Their little whiskers were quivering as they sniffed the air and checked out their surroundings. No sooner did I lower my hand back into the tank than they were both racing to see who got the next turn to crawl up my arm. At some point, I lost count of how many times each of them crawled up my arm and came out of the tank to see me.
It's really great to see Maeby so outgoing, because when she lived with her sister Lindsay (who passed away in early March), Maeby was always the more timid of the two. After Lindsay's death, Maeby was even more jumpy. It's so good to see how living with Nellie has brought Maeby out of her shell and how much she enjoys crawling up my arm and spending time with people now.
On a somewhat related note, the other night, I was watching Maeby and Nellie and realized how big they've both gotten. They're adult gerbils now. Maeby's just over six months old, and Nellie will be six months old on June 29th. It's really great to see how much they've both matured, and I've really watched their little personalities evolve over the past several months. The hard part of it, though, is that when I see how much Maeby's grown, there is part of me that wonders what her sister would look like now or how her personality would have developed had she lived.
One more slightly related thought. I found out last week that Nellie is an aunt again. Her sister Grey just had her second litter of six. Also, Nellie has another sister named Sundae, and she just had her first litter. I gave Nellie the news when I found out, but she was much more interested in the sunflower seed she found than she was in learning about her nephews and nieces. ;)
If you'd like to see photos of Nellie's nieces and nephews, you can see them and follow their progress on Double Star Kennels' Adoption Page. Just look for the pups whose parents are either Steel and Grey or Caramel and Sundae. :)
I lifted my hand out of the tank, and Maeby and Nellie sat in my hand, side by side, and let me pet them both. Their little whiskers were quivering as they sniffed the air and checked out their surroundings. No sooner did I lower my hand back into the tank than they were both racing to see who got the next turn to crawl up my arm. At some point, I lost count of how many times each of them crawled up my arm and came out of the tank to see me.
It's really great to see Maeby so outgoing, because when she lived with her sister Lindsay (who passed away in early March), Maeby was always the more timid of the two. After Lindsay's death, Maeby was even more jumpy. It's so good to see how living with Nellie has brought Maeby out of her shell and how much she enjoys crawling up my arm and spending time with people now.
On a somewhat related note, the other night, I was watching Maeby and Nellie and realized how big they've both gotten. They're adult gerbils now. Maeby's just over six months old, and Nellie will be six months old on June 29th. It's really great to see how much they've both matured, and I've really watched their little personalities evolve over the past several months. The hard part of it, though, is that when I see how much Maeby's grown, there is part of me that wonders what her sister would look like now or how her personality would have developed had she lived.
One more slightly related thought. I found out last week that Nellie is an aunt again. Her sister Grey just had her second litter of six. Also, Nellie has another sister named Sundae, and she just had her first litter. I gave Nellie the news when I found out, but she was much more interested in the sunflower seed she found than she was in learning about her nephews and nieces. ;)
If you'd like to see photos of Nellie's nieces and nephews, you can see them and follow their progress on Double Star Kennels' Adoption Page. Just look for the pups whose parents are either Steel and Grey or Caramel and Sundae. :)
posted by Twin Squeaks Gerbils | 9:09 PM
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