Hi all! Since we're all telling each other about our gerbils, I thought I would tell you all about my lovely five. First off, I live in the south west of England. In June last year, I got three male gerbils, one black, one cinnamon with red eyes and an agouti. The black one is Murray, the cinnamon in Seth and the agouti called Theo. They originally all lived together. At that point I didn't know three gerbys together will fight, and the inevitable happened. Murray and Seth were fighting but luckily my boyfriend separated, losing a chunk of his finger in the process! Seth and Murray are fine, but Murray now lives on his own. We hope to get him a companion but locally gerbys are hard to come by and I don't want to ship. However, he gets loads of attention and I think he enjoys the peace and quiet! Theo was really sweet towards Seth after the fight and tucked him up in bed and licked his wounds, which were very slight. He is such a sweet natured gerby! The other two are female and I got them late last year. One is a pied cinnamon called Taylie, and the other is a pied agouti called Cairina. Taylie, I got from a book of baby names. It is from a Rwandan name "Mutetaylie" meaning "delicate". Kind of cute eh? Cairina, is the Latin name for "duck". Strange, I know, but I love ducks and Cairina is a nice name too! Taylie and Cairina are really hyperactive and are always digging or chewing or up to something! Tomorrow, I am getting three more female gerbils. I shall most likely split them in case of any fighting, and maybe Murray will become a daddy! So, any good pages on basic gerby genetics would be much appreciated! As well as these, I have a rabbit called Martin, a Syrian hamster called Alanya, and two guinea pigs called Sasha and Angel. I am also getting two more guinea pigs tomorrow! Hope you all enjoyed reading this and it isn't too long! Andreana, Murray, Seth, Theo, Cairina, Taylie, Martin, Sasha, Angel, Alanya, the new additions tomorrow, and all the pets who have passed away who I have been priviledged to know.
