OT - but WAY FUNNY!
Ok, so . . .
two years ago, gave our little daughter two gerbils for a Christmas present. Both males from the same litter.
skip to this year, our mentally disabled child "hugged" one of the gerbils too hard, and the poor little thing didn't make it.
Went out and found another single male, took the extended time needed to introduce gerbils not from same litter so the two males wouldn't fight.
skip to this past Friday. Our 7 year old daughter was in the family room shouting: "It doesn't have any hair, it doesn't have any hair" I take off running, thinking "great, they're fighting and yanking fur off each other, stinkin boy gerbils" . . . um, no
Turns out that Mr. Squiggles, who has been with us the entire time, is not a mister afterall. Yup, so now we have 5 pups, not quite a week old.
Oh, I went and pulled the receipts (yup, I keep those things for 5 years); and according to my records, I purchased 3 male gerbils. Called the store I bought them to tell them I would expect them to purchase the pups once weaned, to be told they don't buy from independent breeders. Told them good, as I wasn't independent, according to my receipts they are a party to this lol: in my view, I am their surrogate. They still wouldn't concede; so they will not have my business from here on out.
Separated the parents, so no more baby making. Spoke with a Rodent specialist vet. Gonna fork out the $55.00 office visit to have her properly sex these buggers in about 3 more weeks.
Told our daughter she'll get to pick only boys or only girls, then we'll find a home for the others.
oh good night!!!!!
two years ago, gave our little daughter two gerbils for a Christmas present. Both males from the same litter.
skip to this year, our mentally disabled child "hugged" one of the gerbils too hard, and the poor little thing didn't make it.
Went out and found another single male, took the extended time needed to introduce gerbils not from same litter so the two males wouldn't fight.
skip to this past Friday. Our 7 year old daughter was in the family room shouting: "It doesn't have any hair, it doesn't have any hair" I take off running, thinking "great, they're fighting and yanking fur off each other, stinkin boy gerbils" . . . um, no
Turns out that Mr. Squiggles, who has been with us the entire time, is not a mister afterall. Yup, so now we have 5 pups, not quite a week old.
Oh, I went and pulled the receipts (yup, I keep those things for 5 years); and according to my records, I purchased 3 male gerbils. Called the store I bought them to tell them I would expect them to purchase the pups once weaned, to be told they don't buy from independent breeders. Told them good, as I wasn't independent, according to my receipts they are a party to this lol: in my view, I am their surrogate. They still wouldn't concede; so they will not have my business from here on out.
Separated the parents, so no more baby making. Spoke with a Rodent specialist vet. Gonna fork out the $55.00 office visit to have her properly sex these buggers in about 3 more weeks.
Told our daughter she'll get to pick only boys or only girls, then we'll find a home for the others.
oh good night!!!!!
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Never, Never, Never Give Up --Winston Churchill
Never, Never, Never Give Up --Winston Churchill
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