cherub
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Post by cherub on Dec 18, 2003 0:05:14 GMT -5
Yay, my cinnamon female gerbil finally gave birth !! The babies are soooo pink ! they look like hammie pinkies except they have a tail...so cute !!! will post pics soon !!
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Post by HighHeels on Dec 18, 2003 9:17:16 GMT -5
Hey! I've never seen gerbil pups... esp the tail! I want to see how long it is!
So excited for u. She gave birth today? How many pups?!
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Post by ghost on Dec 20, 2003 4:18:56 GMT -5
Yes! That's something new.....Gerbils Babies!!Wonder how many pups were borned??  |
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cherub
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Post by cherub on Dec 20, 2003 9:23:11 GMT -5
4 babies...i think all of 'em look like their father Ben. Will try and take pics tommorow !! haha, paiseh, so busy the last couple of days
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Post by ghost on Dec 20, 2003 12:12:21 GMT -5
4 babies...i think all of 'em look like their father Ben. Will try and take pics tommorow !! haha, paiseh, so busy the last couple of days Thanks,i wonder how the father looks like now.... |
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Post by HighHeels on Dec 21, 2003 1:02:40 GMT -5
Hey cherub, take ur time in showing the pics. But remember to show us pics of mommy and daddy hams too.
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Post by cherub on Dec 21, 2003 7:29:38 GMT -5
Ok ok ! First, let me apologize for my poor photographing skills. Gerbils are very very hard to be photographed. Let me introduce you to the parents Ben and Sarah. If you look carefully at the top right hand corner, you will see the nest and a couple of heads...  This is Sarah, the mother. She's a cinnamon although the proper term should be Argente Golden. One of my favourite colours. Isn't she pretty ? ![]() img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/407768/sarahclose.JPG[/img] Sarah  Ben and Sarah ![]() img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/407768/sarahben.JPG[/img] One of the main reasons why I wanted to breed Ben was because he was such a handsome fellow and I think someone told me he was the only spotted black in singapore. The other reason was because he has a beautiful personality. You can read more about him in my gerbil website and there's a close-up picture of him too. He really knows how to look after the babies for a first time father. He keeps them warm when Sarah goes foraging for food and when she goes off to dig. Especially these few days, the weather is so cold and I placed them near the window...when Sarah is nursing her babies, he will wrap himself around his whole family including Sarah to keep them warm. Sarah will then gladly use him as a pillow and blanket. ![]() img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/407768/benbaby.JPG[/img] Ok, time for the closeup on the nest. From calculating their genes, I had expected only half the litter (there are four babies) to be spotted only to surprised that all four of them are spotted. So I have four minatures of Ben. ![]() img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/407768/babygerbs2.JPG[/img] The nest ![]() img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/407768/babygerbs.JPG[/img] I was lucky, one of the bolder babies decided to venture out of the nest and 'explore'. I quickly snapped a picture before Sarah came over, pick the baby up by the scruff and brought it back to the nest. But don't be fooled, when both parents go into digging mode, they kick everything...including the babies...sometimes, from one end to the other. That's why they're very hardy animals. ![]() img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/407768/babygerb.JPG[/img] if you want to know more about gerbils, please go the following website www.geocities.com/smalltowngerbils/ |
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Post by ghost on Dec 21, 2003 11:54:57 GMT -5
Wow!!Me 1st time see gerbils baby pics lei....so cute lei....just like hamsters....wondering how they wil ook like when they are weaned tho...anyway,do keep us posted tho....& also due to the number of pics in this section the forum.....i'm moving it to the Hamsters/Gerbils Gallery section.....sorry for any inconvenience caused....& also really appreciate your effort in taking time to post the pics in here too....Cheers to u....  Do keep us updated on the baby gerbils tho....a million thanks to u.....  |
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