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Tybalt and Mercutio (gerbils)
- Thread starter Nicola1
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Minimallow
Wise Old Thumper
Lovely. 
They both look quite young. Did they lady say how old they were?
They both look quite young. Did they lady say how old they were?
Lovely.
The guy she got them from had no idea about their past or how old they were. He had 'rescued' them from free ads. He had 15 cats, over 10 rabbits, a dog, a boa, a bearded dragon, the gerbils, 3 hamsters and 3 guinea pigs. He shut them in his spare room and just left them
in their own filth, not handling them or anything, just feeding them when he remembered. The cages were so filthy they had to be thrown away Mercutio is quite a chunky little man. All four must have been well-handled at some point (the girls were tunneling so didn't want to disturb for photos!), as they are quite happy to let me hold them. The hamsters are much worse, they are very skittish I may have sneaked a Syrian as well
:lol:
Minimallow
Wise Old Thumper
Poor things. I'd say they are probably between 1 and 2 years old. Always hard to tell in certain coat colours - very hard in white! The Agouti still has quite a vibrant coat so thats why i reckon they aren't that old.
They are in great condition
I was really surprised expected them to be in a real mess when she told me about them. His coat is quite vibrant I didn't realise you could tell from their coats. I'll get some better pics of him tomorrow :wave:
Minimallow
Wise Old Thumper
Well, the hair will lighten with age, and gerbils with white tummies and a solid coloured top covering means it's more apparant as the tummy line gets higher and higher as more grey/white hairs come in. It's not totally accurate but at least you can sort of hazard a guess that way!
