Meet Smurf!
Please welcome Smurf, one of our two newest gerbils!Smurf comes from Shawsheen River Gerbils. We adopted him at the 2009 New England Gerbil Show this weekend.
Smurf is a blue gerbil who is currently split-caged with Gobo, who has been alone since his tankmate Buster died last fall.
Smurf is extremely friendly and has really soft fur. He’s a real sweetheart, and once we're back home (still traveling back from the New England Show), we look forward to giving him some out-of-tank playtime and getting to know him better! I’ll add Smurf’s bio to the Meet the Gerbils page soon.
posted by Twin Squeaks Gerbils | 8:31 AM
5 Comments:
Oh, how adorable!!! I love his coat color! He is so cute...
What color is Smurf? What a cute name.
Smurf is a blue gerbil. Now you know where I got the name "Smurf." ;-D
Blue gerbils have been in Europe for about 10 years, but the New England Gerbil Show was the first time they've been in the U.S. There are still only a handful of them, because they're working hard to make sure that the blue gerbils that are here are bred responsibly.
They're really a neat color... more diluted than a slate gerbil and not quite as grey as a lilac gerbil.
I just posted a link on the blog. It's to a story about the New England Gerbil Show. It tells more about how the blue gerbils came to the U.S.
I'll post my own account of the New England Show soon... I've just been so busy unpacking and cleaning tanks since we made it home late this afternoon.
I'm fascinated by Smurf's coloring, but of course, as long as Smurf and Gobo get along, it wouldn't matter to me if Smurf were purple with pink polka-dots. I'm just really looking forward to seeing Gobo with a friend again. He's stayed very active and friendly since Buster's death last fall, but I know he'll be happier with a buddy. :)
You sure are busy. I will have to read about the show. It sounds very interesting.
Awwww.. how cute! Hi, little Smurf!
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