Cheddar's posts :) (pic heavy!)

[Gillian M]

Oh and I forgot to say that they like company.
And I've never had a gerbil bite me.
(Touch wood )
Even my old shy one cheese never bit me. Only had the odd light nibble.

And if your looking for a pet that loves your company, gerbils are great. Cheddar is always at the door the minute that I walk in the cage wanting to come out

Great to hear that they like company, unlike torts that only run for food. One cannot really give and take with a tort, cannot train a tort, cannot train them to do anything.

 

[Gillian M]

Need a hare dryer for Cheddar?

 

[AnimalLady]

Hi. Sorry about that. Are hamsters easy/hard to deal with?

They were easy for me! I fed them and cleaned them and that was that lol.

 

[Gillian M]

They were easy for me! I fed them and cleaned them and that was that lol.

Hi! Were you able to "give and take" with them? I mean: could one cuddle them, for example? For some reason, I do not think so. Appreciate an answer, thank you.

 

[AnimalLady]

Hi! Were you able to "give and take" with them? I mean: could one cuddle them, for example? For some reason, I do not think so. Appreciate an answer, thank you.

Every time I tried to cuddle them I got bit! LOL! BUT in their defense I was only like 12 and I might not have been super gentle. I wasnt mean either, but i wasnt patient and didnt understand that part... ya know? I'm sure now it would be easier and more fun.

I like guinea pigs more than hamsters though, those things are super cute and pretty friendly!!

 

[Gillian M]

Every time I tried to cuddle them I got bit! LOL! BUT in their defense I was only like 12 and I might not have been super gentle. I wasnt mean either, but i wasnt patient and didnt understand that part... ya know? I'm sure now it would be easier and more fun.

I like guinea pigs more than hamsters though, those things are super cute and pretty friendly!!

They'd bite you...wow!! That sounds frightening.

 

[AnimalLady]

They'd bite you...wow!! That sounds frightening.

Love nibbles lol!!!

 

[Kristin NIcole]

When I was in grade school they had gerbils in the classroom. At the end of the year, I was picked to take both (male and female) home. SO THRILLED!! The female was actually pregnant, and within a day of having her babies, they started to disappear. I was only 10 or so, and I was frantic trying to figure out what was happening. My mom realized she was eating her young, and explained that nature is cruel sometimes. The mama ate the whole litter. Well, I tried to love my little one even though I was certain she was insane, until one morning the following week I checked on her and she had eaten the male. Only his tail was sticking out of her mouth. She was enormous. I was so horrified and heartbroken. I will never forget that feeling - and it was 35 years ago. The mama gerbil passed away later that day and we never got another one. Even after all this time, I wonder if there was something I should have done. The things that haunt us, huh? (Sorry to hijack your thread, I just never talk to anyone who has gerbils.)

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I had a similar experience to this!
I had 2 Russian dwarf hamsters (aero and nibbles) and the woman at the pet shop told me they like having company.
After a year, they started to fight.
One night it was so bad that I got my mum and they were attacking each other. They in the shape of a ball and it was really hard to split them up.

Aero had scratched all down his neck and a deep cut on his face, he was bleeding a bit but he lived!

Moral of the story, don't trust pet shops!

Or hamsters.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I have cheddar some food and put a natural dried mix on top. He took a bit in his mouth and ran away. He was like a dog with a ball!
He then started to dig:
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And disappeared moments later into this hole:
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Heading for Australia, no doubt.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

When I was in grade school they had gerbils in the classroom. At the end of the year, I was picked to take both (male and female) home. SO THRILLED!! The female was actually pregnant, and within a day of having her babies, they started to disappear. I was only 10 or so, and I was frantic trying to figure out what was happening. My mom realized she was eating her young, and explained that nature is cruel sometimes. The mama ate the whole litter. Well, I tried to love my little one even though I was certain she was insane, until one morning the following week I checked on her and she had eaten the male. Only his tail was sticking out of her mouth. She was enormous. I was so horrified and heartbroken. I will never forget that feeling - and it was 35 years ago. The mama gerbil passed away later that day and we never got another one. Even after all this time, I wonder if there was something I should have done. The things that haunt us, huh? (Sorry to hijack your thread, I just never talk to anyone who has gerbils.)

 

[spud's_mum]

Hi! Were you able to "give and take" with them? I mean: could one cuddle them, for example? For some reason, I do not think so. Appreciate an answer, thank you.

If you do get a hamster, they can take some time to tame and if get a Syrian if I were you, they bite less and are easier to hold. Hamsters are easy to care for.
However, they only live around 2/3 years. Also they will probably only be awake late evening/night.
Hamsters are great but in my opinion gerbils are better for someone that wants to cuddle as they love to come out and rarely bite. Also love to explore and rarely need taming.

I'll be happy to answer any questions of you want to ask

 

[Prairie Mom]

oh man...I adore Cheddar! And I adore YOU for how well you care for him

 

[spud's_mum]

oh man...I adore Cheddar! And I adore YOU for how well you care for him

Thank you
I try my best but having to be a tough mummy at the moment as I'm changing his food to a healthier one.
Of course, he prefers the unhealthy one so I'm mixing the 2 and not feeding him until he's eaten it.
It's for the best but I feel so mean

 

[Prairie Mom]

Thank you
I try my best but having to be a tough mummy at the moment as I'm changing his food to a healthier one.
Of course, he prefers the unhealthy one so I'm mixing the 2 and not feeding him until he's eaten it.
It's for the best but I feel so mean

You're doing it like a Pro'! Keep it up

 

[spud's_mum]

Well I went to the pet shop and ended up getting some millet.
Hope he likes it as we've got a whole bag of the stuff!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Well I went to the pet shop and ended up getting some millet.
Hope he likes it as we've got a whole bag of the stuff!
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My bet is he'll attack it like he hasn't been fed for a month.

 

[spud's_mum]

My bet is he'll attack it like he hasn't been fed for a month.

I hope so!

 

[spud's_mum]

well I've put one in but he's sleeping so I'm not sure if he likes it yet.

 

[spud's_mum]

Well he seems to like it