hi.. i am new here. always went to malaysia gerbil forum.. but its dead d.. huhu.
luckily found out bout lowyat.NET
i bought my pair at MV.. agouti.. seperate occasion. doesnt want to buy siblings..
bought one male in October 2007, female in end of December 2007.
they r so cute!! friendly n active!!
the male agouti is much darker n his belly has some yellow fur, but the female agouti is
much lighter n belly is pure white. got variation of agouti eh?

saw them mate on 5th march. start counting. on 20th march, 7 babies.. so 26days pregnant.
in two days, 2pups went bye2. huhu. maybe didnt get milk from mummy.

now at age of 25days, much like mini gerbils d. 5 babies. 4 agouti 1 black with white stripe under his
neck. n i am sure the black is not black, i blow his fur, n seems like grey more to black.. what colour actually?
btw black is male, n 3 of agouti is male too. so just 1 agouti is female. (is this normal?)

i am using a 1.5feet plastic aquarium [saw those recommended at malaysia gerbil forum]

my question are : where can i get these? [cheapest, pls with location n price k, thanks]
1 ) a 2feet plastic aquarium?
2 ) coconut shell?
3 ) good size wheel?
4 ) accesories like wooden toys : house, block etc?

n my last request is : since i have a black n 5 agoutis, wanna bring more colour to my clan...
1 ) any recommendation on what colour shud i breed to my clan?

Male (? colour) + Female (Agouti) = ? colours produced?

or

Male (Agouti) + Female (? colour) = ? colours produced?

or

Male (Black) + Female (? colour) = ? colours produced?
p/s : help me with the possibilities k!! Thanks n looking forward for u to share ur experiences...

* I am very curious bout genetics! haha. but no one to lead me..
help me nezunezu, crazymouse, babymoli n others!

2 ) how to produce DEH? (can i get one? lilac, dove? argente)
3 ) spot variation? from male or female or both with sp gene?

Am so curious!! Please help k...

Abg brother : u stay in kuching? thought of getting one of ur DEH baby...
huhu just came back from unimas. Festival Tari MAKUM 2008 there on 27 till 31 march..
dat means i din see the birth of my gerbils!
got the good news frm my trusted friend who helps with caring for my gerbils! haha

k la, please reply k... do hope to see some comments n suggestions here..

coz i have to, if not my Female Agouti will become insane with her jumping n digging...
haha
soulX, u have gerbils? how many?
n where r u located?
tthanks for sharing k.

thanks guys [carzymouse n nezu]

yea, i gave the female mealworms when she's preggy, nursing n now... coz i din move the male... so shud have move him hen the next litter arrives... then will he be living wif his son of 4...

plan to let the only daughter stay wif mom to help out.. is dat ok? i read from my gerbil book.. haha

n btw, my male has somethng under his belly, the unfur like skin??? is dat normal???

the male perentage of black ticking is much more than the female... nutmeg?? but belly is also white.. i tthink not stain coz i change bedding 1 1/2 weeks... hehe

n ur rite bout the black, he definitely has white streaks at his paw , his tail... he is just so cute..

will try to post photos here k...

thanks...

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Added on April 24, 2008, 1:42 ammy question are : where can i get these? [cheapest, pls with location n price k, thanks]
1 ) a 2feet plastic aquarium?
2 ) coconut shell?
3 ) good size wheel?
4 ) accesories like wooden toys : house, block etc?

guys help me with these k.. looking forward to provide them comfortable housing... thanks again...

This post has been edited by kelvin_faye: Apr 24 2008, 01:42 AM

Haha.. i checked in the net d...
the thing under the male belly is a scent gland : The scent gland is a small bare patch of skin on the gerbil's belly.from Gerbil Care Handbook [but must pay attention if he rubs too much to mark his place, coz will turn to tumor if overrubbing wo... wow... like dat one?]

pet shack sunway? where is it located?

n u know of Zara Exotic Pets at Summit USJ? i been there a few times, n saw their gerbils... y is their gerbils so big? not mongolian type izit? i know they have the fat-tailed gerbil b4... huhu. i saw a few lilacs there. thought of getting one... any ideas? is dat petstore reliable?

bedding : am using chipsi plus green apple brand.. ok not?

food : living world's habitrail hamster n gerbil staple food + bird seed + kacang panjang + apple + mealworms(seldom) + sunflowerseed(seldom)

thanks for sharing... really appreciate the efforts k...

anyone knows how much for a 2feet plastic aquarium? n coconut shell?
at petshack???

thanks... joan not around. have to budget b4 wednesday... huhu

thanks nezu.. wana seperate the male gerbil asap... the female is like pregnant for 30 days since the first litter being born... hehe..
wana upgrade to to two 2feet aquarium for the a)male n b)female plus first litter... will take the litter to visit their father in the male tank... wanna get them knowing each other... n after 2 months of age, will move males from 1st litter to stay wif daddy... mum will jaga the 2nd litter wif single daughter from 1st litter... if 2nd litter got males, maybe will live in 3rd tank or intro to males tank if possible... hehe

hehe... lowered the level of bedding d... wana buy supplement for the mum... put in the water rite? i bought kibbles d... high in calcium [from dog kibbles] n portein [from cat kibbles]... hehe just put some only.. n mealworms, apples, carrots.. she's not drinking much water though... dunno y.. maybe from the vege n fruit izit??
the youngsters making her crazy. now exactly the age of one month... jump fight kickboxing here n there.. funny attics to watch...
thought of getting a SG later next month.. my friend's friend got a few joeys.. but din know yet.. so am trying my best to research d.. now looking for cagen equipments dats suits me n SG well.. hehe
thanks SIFU Nezu...

Here are my gerbils!

Male Agouti - Gabbana


Female Agouti - Dolce


Pups - 3 male Agouti, 1 female Agouti n 1 male Black


Dad n Pups


Mum n Pups


Haha enjoy...
Sorry using webcam only...

Mum feeding all 5...




Sequence of mom get rid from feeding... Huhu










Dad comforting mom...

Here's more for the male : Really is a Agouti, coz when i blow him, undercoet not orange but grey too like female...




Here's the 5 Pups again :

thanks babymoli n dien...

babymoli, what kind of vitamins shud i buy??? hehe... n where? at PETSHACK got not? going to buy 2feet aquarium n coconut shells there dis weekend... haha

cheers

abang brother, tak tido lg??? hehe...

yeah lo... hehe.. agouti n black maybe... wanna see how many pups dis time... hehe... not sure is wana sell them though... what age is the best selling or weaning age from mon???

ok.. thanks for the info.. the tummy is still small... so probably not much babies to be expected during 2nd litter izit??

uhh?? more than 8 la then??? hahahaha
coz 1st litter got 8 but only 5 make it... so i am gonna really jaga them now!!! Gambatae!!!

Update of my Gerbil Pups!









Hehe, u can measure them with the ruler on the last two pics to give u an idea of their size...
Thanks..

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Added on May 5, 2008, 12:09 amwah.. i just did a list of what i wat to buy at pet shack... no a complete wan thou... but someting like dis :-

1) 2 feet aquarium x 2
2) water bottle x 2
3) prestige hamster nature x 1
4) delikate special wood flake x 1
5) vitamins x 1
6) aromatic candle burner [bot sure pet shack got not] x 2

n dis things r not sure yet :-
1) tropical fruits for small animals x 1
2) critter bath powder x 1
3) coconut shell x 2
4) nestbox/wooden house x 2
5) tree log x 2 [not sure got not]

add up to like RM250++

huhu gonna sell some babies i think... haha no la.. sooo sayang them...

This post has been edited by kelvin_faye: May 5 2008, 12:09 AM

RIP to ur gerb, zoejehuty...
thanks nezu for the update to my buying list...
now studying... tmr last final papers... hehe
u guys student or working? me from ukm.. doing economics management..
k la...

good luck guys for the upcoming finals!!!

free at last!!! last finals paper dis morning...
but my short sem on next monday... sigh..
so got 4days to go till monday... might enjoy first huh...
btw, my female gerbil is 39 days pregnant for her 2nd litter.. her belly din balloon u know.. n not sure if she is going to have babies... no signs yet.. still over active... n jumps a lot... hahaha like a kangaroo...
lets see if by dis weekend she'll have babies not..

not dat i want the babies.. but dat day when she had her 1st litter, i am not here to seperate the male ma... i was in unimas dat time.. huhu
so now have to take care the whole clan lo... by dis eekend i'll go n have another tank or two to upgrade their environment to a better state... hehe
nak tak nak, da berlaku... so have to do the best out of it rite??