r/gerbil

Hi there! My fiancé surprised me with these guys, Fred and George!

I’m typically a hamster owner, but man these little dudes are chaos demons.

Here’s the set up I’ve got, mostly reused from my past hamster. Anything I should upgrade? I’ve read the wiki, just want to make sure!

My gerbils :)

they were free roaming and then decided to settle under this cushion for a long time …was time to put them back !! sorry i disturbed u !!!

It’s funny Coco used to run this way with her mom and now taught one of her young nieces (Cream). Cookie could not be bothered 🙄. Any one else’s gerbs like to run together?

My sweet little Pepe Le Pew passed away this morning after a battle with an ear infection. He was 2.5 years old and always on the smaller side, so I suspect his little body just gave out. I loved this gerbil so very much, and he got me through my last semester of university. I graduate in June and I will remember him at the ceremony. He is survived by his brother Speedy, who I feel deeply for.

I’m going to quarantine Speedy for a bit and let him grieve, but once he’s in the clear, I’ll be finding him a buddy. He’s 2.5 years also but in good health. I’m not sure how to go about finding just 1 male gerbil though, as my local pet stores only sell them in pairs. I’m in the Vancouver, BC area so any advice on how to proceed is welcome.

I love you Pepe, sleep tight 🖤

Hi guys. I recent purchased my first ever gerbil and I’m not too familiar with rodents. I grew up with dogs mainly.

I researched before purchasing and consulted with employees at the pet store. Do you guys have any advice? Also, is strictly white paper good bedding?

Me and Charlie would appreciate your guidance greatly!

Edit: Went to the store and got another one. Also picked up some aspen bedding to mix with the paper. Thank you all for the comments ❤️

Edit 2: Just discovered the original gerbil is a female despite being told he was a boy.

Pretty sure the pet store told me the first gerbil I bought (left) was a boy and it is actually a girl. I bought another today (right), which is supposed to be a boy. Can you verify their genders?

My sweet girl just got her first swap of bedding! She's currently running around and making her new burrows! I left about 1/3 of her old bedding for scent recognition and her lil den which she made so easy by decking out the tissue box! Now I'll be able to remove it without worries of destroying her lil sleep spot. As you may know, my poor girl was declanned by her siblings and got scratched up. I wanted to show you that she's completely healed!

Pip is quite the jumper!

He seemed so close to forming a thought in the last photo

Hi cutie

They got this blueberry-banana hanging treat as a little birthday gift :)

I miss him so much already, I wish we got more time together. It was so unexpected. I love you so so much Remi. I hope he will get so many pumpkin seeds in gerbil heaven and the best sand baths.

Late et Coffee font toutes les deux 70 grammes.
Je leur donne une friandise,un morceau de banane séchée une fois par semaine avec leur nourriture habituelle. Je remplis la gamelle à ras bords. Sont-elles en sous poids? Je leur donne assez ou peu? Dites moi j’ai besoin d’aide ! Merci d’avance les amis! (Désolée je n’ai pas d’autre photo et je viens de changer mon téléphone et je n’ai plus les anciennes.)

Noté estos 2 sonidos distintos en mi jerbo estas últimas 2 semanas.

No sé si tiene mucho tiempo haciéndolo, yo casi nunca lo había escuchado vocalizar. Trabajo desde siempre, generalmente en su horario de actividad, pero este último mes mi novia se quedó sin empleo y se ha quedado en casa 24/7. Hace dos semanas notó estos sonidos.

¿Les pasó algo similar? ¿tuvieron alguna respuesta? ya envié estos vídeos a su veterinaria de exóticos, esperando tener una cita próxima. Si tengo alguna respuesta, lo añadiré a este hilo por si sirve de información con sus chiquitos :)