Featured Rescue Gerbils: Sophie & Parker
UPDATE: Sophie & Parker have found a home!Today’s Featured Rescue Gerbils are Sophie and Parker. These two lovely girls are at Small Angels Rescue.
posted by Twin Squeaks Gerbils | 3:12 PM
Thursday, August 27, 2009
UPDATE: Sophie & Parker have found a home!Today’s Featured Rescue Gerbils are Sophie and Parker. These two lovely girls are at Small Angels Rescue.
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6 Comments:
Sophie is so ADORABLE!!!
Congratulations, your gerbils are beautiful!
I've just stumbled across this place by casuality, and spent the last two hours looking thru.
I'm from Argentina, so excuse my poor english!
My first gerbil was an albino little guy.
I saw him at a pet shop, he was alone in a separate tank, because every other gerbil attacked him.
He was very little compared to his brothers, had at least a half inch less tail, and was hurt in several places (and had a notorious "nose bleeding"). The owner of the store was actually quite sad, because nobody wanted to buy him, and no other gerbil seem to accept him.
I couldn't help myself but instantly love the little reject. So i bought him with the tank and all.
At first, the "nose bleed" persisted, and "Martin" seemed to be a very sickly gerbil (not a surprise, considering he was albino). I didn't care about it, and took care of him as best as i could.
In just two weeks, he changed completely. He started to demonstrate a great personality, coupled with an astounding intelligence like haven't seen in any other gerbil (and i had a lot so far and intend to be).
He also seemed to be fearless, as no matter who put their hand in the tank, he always jumped on, crawling thru the arm and went straight to stand in the shoulder (and groom the hair of whoever was carrying him at the moment).
He had several wives (and lots of children!), and seemed to meddle when a fight started. I never had any problems if he was in the tank.
Sadly, he died of an infection on the scent gland, and i wasn't aware of it in time. He spent more than 5 years with me, and i really miss him.
Recently, his last son died too, at 3 1/2 years more or less.
I got a new couple, and they already have pups. Gods help me, they're seven pups!
3 of them seem to be the usual reddish back with white belly (though judging by the changing hair, they might change to dark brown), 2 seem to be completely reddish brown, one is really dark, and the last one...well, i'm not sure what it is.
It is half the size of the others, with such a fair white hair (no albino)that you can see the skin, the tail is really thin, and at some point one of the "hands" seem to have been broke, because it's completely twisted and useless. I love this poor little fella, and it's demonstrating to be the smartest guy, even more than his fathers.
Anyways, sorry about the length!
I loved the pics of your gerbils, and actually learn a couple useful things i didn't knew.
I'll be checking often! :)
Best regards,
Alejandro.
Its so great to read about other gerbils owners. You sound so kind hearted. Your story made my day!
Hi Alejandro,
I'm glad you're enjoying the site! It sounds like you've been a very good friend to gerbils who have sometimes had it very rough. Especially your first gerbil! It's fantastic that he lived to five years! Wow! :)
Your pup who's little and has the twisted paw (a "fixed paw") sounds like a runt. Is he still developing okay? He may need extra attention and possibly some supplemental feedings. You may want to contact a breeder for additional information if the pup doesn't continue to grow. If you email me privately, I could recommend a couple people to contact who have more experience with pups than I do.
Although his size may be a problem, his paw probably won't be. There have been many gerbils born with deformities who learned to get around just fine. I've known many people who adopted gerbils with a fixed paw, and they learned to walk, eat, etc., even with the bad paw.
The American Gerbil Society used to have a member in Argentina, but I don't think she's online very much anymore. It's too bad, because it would have been nice to put you in touch with another gerbil person in Argentina!
If you need help with your pup (the runt), please email me at gerbil-girl@twinsqueaks.com, and I'll try to give you the names of a couple people who might be able to answer some questions.
Awwwww... SO cute! (Sophie's markings are a lot like Nellie's so I really think she's one of the most pretty gerbils!)
Hi again
Well, thanks for the concern.
So far, the little runt is doing ok, without problems at all. Very active, always curious, and friendly.
I'm not really worried about the size, but that twisted hand is totally useless (it is totally twisted...hum, think on a waitress holding a plate, but even more). basically, is almost like a stump.
I've been reading, but i couldn't find about a specific problem:
some gerbils seem to have what it looks like epileptic attacks.
They start to blink quickly and twitch, and after some seconds, they just fall in place shaking (even those that are really friendly).
Apparently, it happens when nervous, so i just let them alone quickly, and they seem to recover.
It only happened with dark brown gerbils so far.
Btw, Herman is amazing!
i've just saw his video jumping the obstacles, i couldn't stop laughing :D
Alejandro.
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