My gerbils :)

spud's_mum

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I couldn't find my old thread so I decided to start a new one.

So....


On 28/12/15 I bought home 2 precious little babies. We instantly fell in love and named them Pip and Squeak.

Pip is the black gerbil with the white chin. She is the shyer (if that even a word?) one of the two.

Squeak is the brown one and she is just likes to chew anything that goes anywhere near the cage.

This was the day we got them:
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And this is them today:
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They have also had a cage upgrade :)
from this:

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To this:
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I will try my best to keep this updated but we all know that probably won't happen haha
 

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Indeed.;)
However it is lovely to hear from you and see Pip and Squeak again.:<3:
They're looking great and so's the enclosure.
Shyer is correct, though more shy is also acceptable. especially for extra emphasis. Shier is also used, especially in American English, but is correct in British English too.
Personally, I would use more shy or shyer here and reserve shyer for someone lobbing something at something else as in a coconut shy. :)
Sorry, i just finished teaching an English lesson. Can you tell?:oops:
 

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Indeed.;)
However it is lovely to hear from you and see Pip and Squeak again.:<3:
They're looking great and so's the enclosure.
Shyer is correct, though more shy is also acceptable. especially for extra emphasis. Shier is also used, especially in American English, but is correct in British English too.
Personally, I would use more shy or shyer here and reserve shyer for someone lobbing something at something else as in a coconut shy. :)
Sorry, i just finished teaching an English lesson. Can you tell?:oops:
Haha thank you. :D
 

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They're cute, and props on the cage upgrade looks soo fun for them, I have piggies myself and want a chinchilla, a lot pets I want but can't
 

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They're looking great! :<3::)
And is that you in the photo, Spud's Mum?
Never seen your face before!
Pretty smile. (Pip that is) :);)
 

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Aw! Love them! Thanks, I needed to smile. One of my girls actually passed last week from age related disease, and I'm rehoming the other one because I'm 8 months pregnant and can't take the effort/time to get a new rat right now...

I don't think I'll ever have more rats - the one that died was really special, like a little dog! But I would consider gerbils in the future, or other small mammals like a hedgehog or bunny! Yours are super cute!
 

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Aw! Love them! Thanks, I needed to smile. One of my girls actually passed last week from age related disease, and I'm rehoming the other one because I'm 8 months pregnant and can't take the effort/time to get a new rat right now...

I don't think I'll ever have more rats - the one that died was really special, like a little dog! But I would consider gerbils in the future, or other small mammals like a hedgehog or bunny! Yours are super cute!

I’m so sorry for your loss :( it’s hard to regime a beloved pet but it’s for the best in the long run x
 

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Sad news tonight :( squeak has suddenly been acting strange today and it’s not looking good. It has happened so suddenly and i really have no clue what is wrong. I don’t think it’s age related as they have only just turned two.

I’m not sure if she will make it through the night :(
 

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Oh no - keep us posted! Sometimes those small mammals just act wierd, hopefully it's not indicative of a larger issue. Xoxoxoxo
 

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Sad news tonight :( squeak has suddenly been acting strange today and it’s not looking good. It has happened so suddenly and i really have no clue what is wrong. I don’t think it’s age related as they have only just turned two.

I’m not sure if she will make it through the night :(
Hoping that Squeak is still with us.
What is wrong?
Even two-year olds can be prone to various health issues.
 

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Sorry for the slow updates. So squeak made it through the night and I took her to the vets the next day. They didn’t really have any idea what was wrong and gave me some syrup stuff to give her every day. I did as they told and she wasn’t improving and sadly she passed away last night. I really hope whatever it was wasn’t contagious as her and pip spent so much time together.
 

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Sorry for the slow updates. So squeak made it through the night and I took her to the vets the next day. They didn’t really have any idea what was wrong and gave me some syrup stuff to give her every day. I did as they told and she wasn’t improving and sadly she passed away last night. I really hope whatever it was wasn’t contagious as her and pip spent so much time together.

I am so sorry hun, I can definitely sympathize.
 

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Sorry for the slow updates. So squeak made it through the night and I took her to the vets the next day. They didn’t really have any idea what was wrong and gave me some syrup stuff to give her every day. I did as they told and she wasn’t improving and sadly she passed away last night. I really hope whatever it was wasn’t contagious as her and pip spent so much time together.
I'm so sorry :( I had gerbils called Bubble and Squeak when I was young. Unfortunately, they don't live very long :(

Big electronic hugs from me.
 
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