gerbils, second litter

Glancing at our home page, Herby and Gerby are barely 8 months old, and they are already parents to 10 babies.

Currently, their second litter is 4 weeks old, and in about a week they will be nearly huge gerbils already. In fact, they look like mini replicas of Herby and Gerby now.

Can you believe that they grew from THIS:

into THIS:

 

They have grown fur and opened their eyes and are eating hamster delight already!

A delightful bite of toilet roll, with babies suckling under Gerby (to the left).

Gerby trying to prop herself up to allow the babies to suckle.

The cute babies underneath the log house!

The current setup of their tank (note: objects may have been pushed around, and food may be strewn around in the actual tank. This is the clean and pristine version).

We have since changed their bedding twice, trying out a really cheap fluffy bedding which ended up giving them sore noses! We have since changed back to okoplast, and are seeking a cheaper alternative for our huge tank!