#gerbil care

[hamsternostalgia]

In need of rodent care advice? ask away!

Hi! I have a lot of experience as an owner to hamsters (I've had every captive species as an adult except chinese hamsters), mongolian gerbils, mice, and african pigmy dormice. I have breeding or rescue litter experience with winter white hybrids, campbell's russian dwarf hybrids, african pygmy dormice, mice, and just began breeding syrians. I am well versed in USA minimums and care standards for each of these species, and especially for mice I take a very science oriented care route. Feel free to send an ask if you have questions about care, supplies, diet, health, etc with these species! If you ask about a sick pet, depending on the issue it will likely need vet help, I'm also happy to help you locate a vet nearby that sees the species you have!

While my blog is primarily focused on my special interest of vintage hamster cages, I give up to date advice backed by science and fully with the belief that each individual animal is different, and finding what works for one may not work for another. I also am understanding of the state the US is in, and as long as you are providing at least laboratory minimums I do not think you are abusive. While a 10 gallon tank isn't considered a pet standard ethical for a hamster, scientifically it IS ethical, and if you are unable to provide larger for some reason (parents won't let you, cannot afford a larger enclosure atm, etc) it is important to instead offer as much enrichment as possible. I will always educate on what is recommended by pet keepers, but will also give situation specific advice as long as you give me as much info to work with as possible!

Please remain civil in reply to any ask where an owner is unable to provide all that the pet community wants to require, driving owners further away from the community only makes it harder to educate.

#send asks #ask away! #asks open #rodent care #hamster care #gerbil care #russian dwarf hamster #chinese hamster #robo hamster #roborovski hamster #robo #teddy bear hamster #syrian hamster #fancy hamster #hamster #mouse care #fancy mouse #african pygmy dormice #african pygmy dormouse #microsquirrel

[vintagewildlife]

A guinea pig partaking in an experiment to test guinea pigs' reactions to music By: Unknown photographer From: Caring for Gerbils and Other Small Pet 1970

#fave #domestic sunday #guinea pig #hystricomorph #rodent #mammal #1970 #1970s #unknown photographer #Caring for Gerbils and Other Small Pets #in my experience they are Not fond of violin or electronic music but they do enjoy humans singing softly

[bodhrancomedy]

I keep seeing posts on Reddit and TikTok about people recounting their small rodent pet’s horrifying deaths and all I have to say is what the fuck is wrong with you.

#tw animal death #tw animal abuse #I loved my gerbils! #I took great care of them! #they all died eventually from cancer or heart attacks in their old age #but they were cared for??

[thecringefailintherye]

thoroughly british post incoming

ENOUGH of this fucking roland rat vs basil brush nonsense. theyre two bad bitches with equal slay, stop pitting them against eachother and let them kiss.

#seein shit on casualuk while trying to soothe my hyperfixation on 80s british puppets and stop pitting two kings against eachother!! #let them hold paws and be motor mouthed annoying pests (affectionate) together #fuckin George from Rainbow* (the ONLY motherfucker i trust btw) put it best— 'they both have their merits!!' THEY DO!!! #*the Favouritsm episode Zippy and George: Puppet Legends has zippy and george trying to decide between roland or basil as a puppet legend #they settle on roland because 'he put ten grand in zippy's bank account' AND THAT JOKE COULD LAND FOR THEM BOTH !! #i mean u got a sleazy rapping hollywood rat presumably fucking loaded and then youve got a posh ass fox whos canonically loaded #they can both spare ten grand #and before youse say roland has a girlfriend i actually dont care him glenis and kevin the gerbil were clearly a throuple (or rolands harem #(take ur pick) #i think they should kiss #(roland rat and basil brush that is) #puppets #british #uk #80s #kids tv #uk tv #childrens shows #cbbc #tv am #roland rat #basil brush #british puppets #80s tv #classic kids tv #80s kids tv

[lexiloulou24u]

small animal treat companies will make 'edible logs' and you look at the first ingredient and it's actually literally fucking wood???

i'm sorry since when was wood ever edible?? they're guinea pigs not millipedes !!!

#small pet care #small animals #small pets #hamsters #guinea pig #hamster #rabbit #rabbits #gerbil #gerbils

[raethereptile]

#hyperspecific poll #polls #poll #zookeeper #zoology #animals #bite #animal bite #bite me bite me bite me #owl #ostrich #lemur #meerkat #rabbit #penguin #donkey #gerbil #zoo #animal care #animal husbandry #risk of the job

[cloudblaze]

POV you just got back from patrol to discover that your leader went and adopted more kittypets

#you know for years i thought ''minty sounds like a name for a black and white animal'' and i named my black and white gerbil minty #and it wasn't til rereading bramblestar's storm recently that it suddenly hit me. i wonder if this cat was the origin of that idea #another fun fact i also used to take care of a rabbit named frankie! he was also black and white. #anyway these guys are fun little characters. i really like this book #minty #jessy #stormcloud #thunderclan #warriors #warrior cats #my art

[akascow]

man throwback to that time i had a sleepover and when i was going to sleep i had the strange intuition that my gerbil was gonna die in his sleep n sure enough when i woke up he was all cold and stiff and dead

and i just went 'damn thats crazy,, rip' and went about my day (my day being a 5k school race that i signed up with my friend who sleepovered) and i didnt tell anyone i just made a post about it on insta when i got home lmao

and my mom got her feelings hurt bc i didnt tell her (which ?? still baffles me lmao ur sad i didnt tell u but my gerbil literally died 4 hours ago why should i apologize) and i still think about this

#cannot tell to this day if the lack of emotion about it was the autism or that i just didnt care about him as much as my first gerbil idk #nobody say anything about it actually being possible hibernation i will block u i cannot handle that guilt lmao also i was 13

[bufomancer]

Another gerbil died & I’m really not having a good time about it. I’m taking him in to the university for a necropsy.

These gerbils came from a really shitty situation. Two gerbils who bred out of control and then they ended up with 30 gerbils in a 20 gallon tank. Definitely super inbred, two were dead in the tank when they were picked up off craigslist. So I’m suspecting a genetic issue.

But I want to be sure. I’m paranoid it’s husbandry related but I use the same bedding, the same base diet, the same toys and tanks and everything with all my other rodents and only the gerbils from this group are dying. I’ve reached out to the other homes who took in gerbils from this group to see if they’ve had any deaths, and will of course give them the results of the necropsy.

God. I don’t know what’s happening. I really hope it’s not my fault.

#i suspect genetics bc one of the gerbils who died was not in my care and never was #but was from that same group #i have had the majority of the gerbils from that situation so it makes sense i would have the most deaths just bc like. math #if it IS husbandry at least then i’ll know and i can fix it #but i really hope it isn’t… i’ve gone over my husbandry with my friends who own gerbils and a breeder i trust and nothing has raised #a red flag to them

[pinksilvace]

A few people had referred to Solaris as Eclipse's father in comments. And I know people think of them as male since Mephiles used male pronouns in the game. But I'm constantly thinking absolutely not, they are his soccer mom who is in denial about being a new mom

YES... Solaris is the perfect embodiment of the mommy in those stereotypical "mommy issues vs daddy issues" memes, and HOLD ON I just had a thought as to why. So, when I think of a single father trying to be a good dad and struggling, I picture them being neglectful; when I think of a single mother trying to be a good mom and struggling, I picture them as being overbearing. From Eclipse's side of things, it probably seems more like the latter.

#ask #it goes hand in hand with Solaris' godhood which could still honestly swing either way #there's the godly parenting style of the pjo series for instance in which they take a BIG backseat bc mortal lives are so insignificant #and then there's the Solaris side which. as we've discussed. it's like they're trying to keep their gerbil alive #they care SO MUCH about this thing that will be a little blip in their life

[hyahyahyahya]

Gerluv

Care pkmn Fairy type Ability: Healer/Cute CharmThey live in deep burrows in the desert to avoid the daytime heat. Their keen senses allow them to detect people or pokémons in trouble to heal them. 🐁❤️ I made this design for Valentine's Day back in 2016 and I wanted to give it a much deserved refresh. Old version is included too!

#gerbil #gerluv #pokemon #pokémon #pokedex #fakedex #fakemon #valentines #valentines day #care #love #healer #desert #pink #cute #rodent #nintendo #pkmn #pokemon fanart #fanart #my art #old design

[schmope-is-dead]

I just realized the most embarrassing thing about myself hold on

#charlie.txt #I don’t?? know what a gerbil looks like?? #listen I’ve had an interest in small animal care for years #I don’t think I’ve ever been able to conceptualize a gerbil #like ?? what do they even look like #I’m picturing a jerboa but I’ve realized I don’t think that’s correct

[vintagewildlife]

"Peeg" the guinea pig and his owner By: Unknown photographer From: Caring for Gerbils and Other Small Pets 1970

#domestic sunday #guinea pig #hystricomorph #rodent #mammal #1970 #1970s #unknown photographer #Caring for Gerbils and Other Small Pets

[carouselcometh]

Edward Norton has played a dormouse of a man, a gerbil of a man, and now a mole rat of a man

#Gerbil is him in Moonrise Kingdom and mole rat is him in Glass Onion I do not care if it makes sense to anyone but me

[ask-a-vetblr]

Germaphobia anon: i decided against cresties because of the insect thing ((i also have an insect phobia)) my second choice was gerbils, so i might end up with some of those

Hi, @release-the-hound here!

Gerbils are a great choice. Since they're a desert species, they produce less waste than a lot similar animals.

You'll have to clean their tanks about every 2 weeks, but beyond that nothing sticks out in mind mind as particularly triggering for germaphobia.

This little guide by the BC SPCA is an easy intro to their care requirements. Be sure to check out the other resources at the end of the pamphlet for more specific and in-depth information!

#pet care #gerbils #anonymous #germaphobia #mod answers

[kkglinka]

Not me having a chuckle ever time Ava's halo fails every time she focuses on emotions contrary to giving/protecting life.

#fandom #warrior nun #good schlocky fun #chawah buddy #giver of life #'I want to live' #mother superion stopped wanting to life #when her own mentor died #lilith never cared about protecting life #that's the trouble with catholics #ignoring hebrew #I'm just gonna lean on ao3 though #since I don't trust netflix #and even if it does get renewed #I sincerely hope the showrunners #have the sense god gave gerbils #and wrap it up #saint beatrice being trapped #in the closet though #a bit on the nose but lol