Pip and Squeak's thread :)

[spud's_mum]

Hello guys.
As you may know, I got 2 gerbils yesterday.
They are sisters.

Pip (black with white chin) is mine and Squeak (brown) is my brothers.


Pip already seems pretty tame and climbed out onto my hand.
Squeak is friendly but not AS tame.

I don't know what the pet shop was feeding them but squeak is turbo charged
Pip was active yesterday but is now sleeping all cuddled up with Squeak.

Might get them out later on, if they seem settled in enough

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Welcome into the world Pip and Squeak!

 

[spud's_mum]

Pip is awake

 

[spud's_mum]

Checking out her surroundings


And she spotted me so came over to check out the camera

 

[spud's_mum]

She loves the sand!

 

[spud's_mum]

The girls are busy making tunnels now

 

[spud's_mum]

Sharing their sand

 

[Yvonne G]

Sharing their sand
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This is just about the cutest picture I've seen today!

 

[spud's_mum]

This is just about the cutest picture I've seen today!

Hehe thank you

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Huuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very happy to see this thread!!!!!

 

[spud's_mum]

Just keep digging!

 

[spud's_mum]

Currently having a bit of a bonding session with the girls.
Pip is going to be hard to earn trust from, she's very easily spooked and quite shy.
Some times she climbs on me and other times she won't let me touch her.

Squeak seems to be less easily spooked and has climbed out of the cage twice so I have had a few cuddles.

It's so hard going from the incredibly tame cheddar and cheese to the not so tame pip and squeak.

I never had to tame Cheddar. He was naturally that trusting and tame.
Cheese was friendly but shy, like these girlies.

 

[spud's_mum]

 

[spud's_mum]

Pip is taking treats from my hand

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Pip is taking treats from my hand
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Hopefully, they'll get more used to you as you spend more time with them.
Patience, Grasshopper.

 

[spud's_mum]

Pip loves millet

 

[spud's_mum]

It may not look pretty, but I'm hoping that it will stop them kicking most of the bedding out

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

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It may not look pretty, but I'm hoping that it will stop them kicking most of the bedding out

Worth a try!!!
Good luck!

 

[spud's_mum]

Teacher training day so my school is shut
So I've had a photo shoot with spud, money, pip and squeak
Here's pip and Squeak:

 

[spud's_mum]

Got the girls out tonight and Pip even say happily on my hand and ate a sunflower seed.
Her fur is soooooo soft, it's like touching silk!

We put the play pen down; opened the cage door and attached a bridge to go in and out of.
It took a bit of encouragement to get them to be brave enough to tackle the bridge but as soon as one had done it; the other followed

Pip was in and out of the cage like a yo yo; I think she loved the climbing.
Anyway, I didn't get any pics, sorry