Re: 100's of gerbils & gerbil shortage

[Julian and Jackie]

Molly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

>I've never heard of small animals being sent to shelters before, and I'm not
>sure that the one near me would have any small animals.
>
>This is, unfortunately, a common misconception.  I have lived in four
>different states and have had contact with many many shelters.  They
>ALL had small mammals (i.e. hamsters, rats, gpigs, etc.), although I
>will say that there were a couple that usually did not have GERBILS.
>In any case, it's always worth a phone call to see what they have
>before buying from a breeder or pet store.
>
>My two cents.
>
>Molly


The shelters we have had contact with say they have no trouble homing
small mammals like gerbils. It is anything large or exotic that is
problem.


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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/