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Gerbil conundrum...

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By *innie The Minx OP   Woman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Does anyone still have these as pets?

Do they even still exist or is there a world gerbil shortage?

These questions need answers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to have 2 "boys"...then it turned into over 50.

I gave some away...there will never be a shortage.

They are better than hammies!

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Gerbils are naturally found on the grassy plains of Africa , Asia, and North America. They are not endangered. I have never owned one . Hope that clears this up for you Minxy

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By *cousesubsallyWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere out there


"I used to have 2 "boys"...then it turned into over 50.

I gave some away...there will never be a shortage.

They are better than hammies!"

We had two ‘boys’ as well until 4 pink slug looking creatures appeared one day...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Make good snake food

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People realised that rats are much better pets.

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By *uzukiNo1Woman
over a year ago

Rhyl

I had to Google *gerbil* forgotten what they look like ...

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By *ig_Wam_BamCouple
over a year ago

Wigan

Didn't Richard Gere have one?

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

Welsh Lass


"Didn't Richard Gere have one?"

No i think that was a toupee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had one its tail fell off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I had one its tail fell off "

Have you got a Gerbil PMF...is it called teabag

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

We had gerbils years ago. Their teeth face backwards if I remember correctly so if they bite you you're in trouble

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By *evil_u_knowMan
over a year ago

city


"Gerbils are naturally found on the grassy plains of Africa , Asia, and North America. They are not endangered. I have never owned one . Hope that clears this up for you Minxy "

It wasnt about them being endangered, it was about the breed collapsing in breeding.

I dont know if its been fixed, but I remember all big shops removing gerbils, and gerbil cages remaining empty for months at a time. This shortage did not affect small breeders, or small pet shops who had a local breeder.

It was a problem with large scale breeding of them.

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By *cousesubsallyWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere out there


"We had gerbils years ago. Their teeth face backwards if I remember correctly so if they bite you you're in trouble"

Ours never bit at all - luckily it sounds!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I had one its tail fell off

Have you got a Gerbil PMF...is it called teabag "
not now i was 12 had hamsters mice gerbils ferrits they were my faves

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"We had gerbils years ago. Their teeth face backwards if I remember correctly so if they bite you you're in trouble

Ours never bit at all - luckily it sounds! "

Yep, my brother had one hanging off his finger for quite some time beforw we managed to prise it off. It was ever after known as "Bastard"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We had gerbils years ago. Their teeth face backwards if I remember correctly so if they bite you you're in trouble

Ours never bit at all - luckily it sounds!

Yep, my brother had one hanging off his finger for quite some time beforw we managed to prise it off. It was ever after known as "Bastard" "
lol sounds like one of my ferrets

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does anyone still have these as pets?

Do they even still exist or is there a world gerbil shortage?

These questions need answers.

"
renamed them rats

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By *innie The Minx OP   Woman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"I used to have 2 "boys"...then it turned into over 50.

I gave some away...there will never be a shortage.

They are better than hammies!"

Definitely better than hamsters, they tend to be narky little buggers.

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By *innie The Minx OP   Woman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"Gerbils are naturally found on the grassy plains of Africa , Asia, and North America. They are not endangered. I have never owned one . Hope that clears this up for you Minxy

It wasnt about them being endangered, it was about the breed collapsing in breeding.

I dont know if its been fixed, but I remember all big shops removing gerbils, and gerbil cages remaining empty for months at a time. This shortage did not affect small breeders, or small pet shops who had a local breeder.

It was a problem with large scale breeding of them."

Ah, that explains why I've not seen one for ages.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had two, they're a first choice pet because they only live for two years, that's why I convinced my girl to go for them over the longer living hamster....

Ours died right on time too!

I think pets are just wrong anyway. My girl is currently behaving like a princess because she wants a damn sausage dog, fuck that, gerbils were enough....

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By *ilkenWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

I think a lot have gone with hamsters as they are readily available.

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By *innie The Minx OP   Woman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"Make good snake food"

Bad man!

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

We used to have couple in the science lab when I was at boarding school. There was always a big heap of sand that the farmer used. We used to take them to the sand and dig a couple of holes, drop them in and fill it in again, then take bets on which one wold emerge first and whereabouts. Who says kids can't entertain themselves

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They are nearly extinct.

As eminem once said, "Shove a gerbil up your ass through a tube".

This craze caught on like wildfire amongst the rap loving youth, little did we know that you can't remove the gerbils alive

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have 3, one is an old gentleman living up to his name, Mr Jingles. He's the last one from the babies that happened when I got sold a female as a male.

The other two are less than a year old, Mankey (Pokémon name, apparently), a chunky Alfa male mainly interested in food and cardboard, and Frodo, who until recently was a scruffy little thing, compared to his brother.

They provide good entertainment

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By *innie The Minx OP   Woman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"I have 3, one is an old gentleman living up to his name, Mr Jingles. He's the last one from the babies that happened when I got sold a female as a male.

The other two are less than a year old, Mankey (Pokémon name, apparently), a chunky Alfa male mainly interested in food and cardboard, and Frodo, who until recently was a scruffy little thing, compared to his brother.

They provide good entertainment "

Ah, cute. We had some as kids but the cat got them eventually.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont know but I know I bought my daughter 2 female rabbits and we now have 12 rabbits

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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago

Hull

I took on two males last year but one died. The other one was a bit depressed for a while but he seems a lot perkier now. My cats spend ages watching him go about his business and if he’s even aware of them he doesn’t give a stuff. He doesn’t have a name I just call him the gerb. He prefers cooked veg to raw and loves a piece of popcorn or a tiny bit of croissant with a little bit of jam on it every now and again. I’m very fond of him.

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By *leecouple101Couple
over a year ago

North East Lincolnshire

"In retrospect, lighting the match was my big mistake. But I was only trying to retrieve the gerbil"

Armageddon!!

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