Not much difference! Boys move a little slower than girls when they're adults and will take a new partner more easily. Girls stay active and quick.
Are pups easier to tame?
Yes and no. If adults haven't been handled much, they might not be as tame as pups. But pups are delicate and quick, so older gerbils can be better for new owners or young children. And like humans, pups' personalities can change.
If I adopt an older-younger pair, won't I have problems when one passes away?
Gerbils are social animals and need friends, so no matter which two gerbils you adopt, you will have to face re-partnering eventually. Older males are especially easy to introduce. Older females 2+ years old can't have babies, so we usually put an older female with a male.
Free gerbil sitting during your vacation if you adopt in June, July or August!
Female Pair
Single Male
Male Pair
Mother and daughter Fawn (right) and Seal are Moose's mom and sister (see Moose below). They came to us via a kind lady who kept them after their original owner moved out and left them behind. Fawn is a young a pretty 8-month old Dark Eyed Honey, a lovely and somewhat unusual color. With her pretty and friendly daughter Seal, they are a sweet, gentle couple just waiting for their forever home. Lovely girls with long lives in front of them, come and take them out to see for yourself.
Loveable Buttons will be three years old in August and seeks a gentle older lady to snuggle, build nests, and run the wheel. SRG alumnae of particular interest. His place or hers, depending on arrangements.
Magic (right) came to us alone from rescue and waited patiently for his new buddy Obi Wan Kenobe to grow up enough to join him. It only took them a day or so to decide they'd make a great pair, and now they are waiting again - this time for a new family - but together, which is much better than waiting alone!
Special Needs
Male Pair
Female Pair
Moose, in the wheel, has had some ups and downs, but always seems to end up on top. The product of a pet-store pair accidental breeding up in Maine, Moose lost his brother, broke a leg (which healed out of shape), and was abandoned by his buyer. However, a kind-hearted roommate took in Moose and his mother and sister, and kept them safe for several weeks until shelf space opened up here at SRG. His rescuer told us that she thought that Moose badly needed a new friend, and as soon as we met him, we knew she was right. Even though he was not next in line for a new pup friend, we moved him to the top of the list and paired him up with cute 5-week old Ovid (right) as soon as the pup was ready to leave Mom's nest. Moose showed his gratitude - he was so gentle and enthusiastic about a new friend, they went together the first night with no split cage needed.
Moose is only about six months old and has many years in front of him to enjoy life with his new buddy Ovid. His poorly-healed leg does not impair his mobility and the only accomodations we recommend are: a solid surfaced wheel like the one he's running in above; and keeping an eye on the length of his toenails on the bad foot.
Moose is so happy now he can't even imagine it, but life is going to get better when the right family comes along to shower him with love. Will it be you?
Dad Midnight, right, has passed this way before! We first adopted him out as a Christmas gerbil with an older friend. His friend passed on,
and his owners got him two young friends. As sometimes happens, when the boys got bigger, one decided he should be the boss and
Midnight should go. Since his owners weren't in a position to add a tank of gerbils, Midnight came back to us.
We dropped him in with visiting female Judi who, as it turned out, was NOT too old to have pups, and thus Midnight ended up as a dad
to adorable Max, left. Midnight was a great dad and he's excited about the idea of having a family of
his own again.
Every now and then, we have a pair in the kennel I refer to as a "sleeper", a really excellent pair that somehow ends up overlooked by most visitors. This could well be that pair.
You could not find a sweeter, gentler big gerbil than Midnight, perfect for teaching a new gerbil owner the joys of handling gerbils. His adorable son, Max provides the joy
of watching a pup grow up, and will easily pair up with a new friend when the time comes. We know sooner or later, someone will spot this pair. Who will it be?
Every gerbil has a story, but these two have stories more intriguing than most! Marge (left) was adopted alone from a pet store and then quickly relinquished to us because of allergy concerns. We quickly partnered her up with a gentle pup and they were adopted by a wonderful family. The night of their adoption, Marge's new friend died in a freak accident. Distraught, her new family returned her to us and we began the process of finding her a new friend, but Marge was very resistant, rejecting pup after pup.
Across the room in another tank, we dropped rescue Midnight (below) into a tank with single visitor Judi, thinking that Judi was too old to have babies. The result of our error was pup Donna Melinda, (right). After weeks of Marge refusing all comers, we were not too hopeful, but gentle Donna seems to have won Marge's heart. Together, they are hanging out very happily, running their wheel and just waiting for the perfect family to come along. Is it you?
Female Pair
The Big Moment!
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Nora and Pablo are off on their wedding voyage to Amherst, MA with Andrew.
Dart is having a blast in Delaware with Donna L.!
Matthew of Vermont loves his new gerbils Jack and Nick.
Condolences
To Ruth on the loss of Jessie the Rat.
To Judi and Emily on the loss of Amy the Chinchilla.
Wedding Bells
Midnight and Moonstar for the Molloys of Bedford.
A lovely pair of girls, red fox Phoenix and nutmeg Angelique. The girls were shy when they came to us from rescue, but have fallen into the groove of kennel life and have turned into lovely, tame, friendly, beautiful girls. Active and healthy and plenty young, with nice dispositions, constantly begging to come out and hop-in-your-hand tame. You can't miss with these pretty angels! The girls will be at camp from June 30-July 25!
Although there were originally four pups in the SRG litter, now there are five! After an older female had only one tiny pup, we fostered the baby with mom Tickle. The baby, which we dubbed Werbil, is now growing steadily and enjoys playing with her three sisters and one brother.
In the picture: on the left, mom Tickle; in the pup pile, from top, clockwise: Sugar, Serengeti, Surge, Stargazer, Werbil.
Our gerbils are
all healthy, friendly, hand-tame, and adorable. $10 per pair. We provide lifetime support and a "welcome back" policy. If one of your gerbils dies, we will help introduce the survivor to a new friend. We'll take back any SRG gerbil any time, for any reason, period.
