I figured I'd make a new thread since they aren't really "expected arrivals" anymore :P Plus I wanted to share a funny story that just happened, and I have pictures!!
I went to check on all the pups today and see how the parents were doing as usual. When I looked into the main part of the bin I found there to be no pups!! As I looked around the cage puzzled I heard the distinct squeak of very upset gerbil pups and looked down at my ten gallon to see their mother Sam peering up at me from beside a sand tunnel I had made for them. I took off the lid and behold! All eight pups had been moved and stuck into the sand pit lol. I could tell Sam had been trying to fill it with bedding since I found some Critter Care and Timothy Hay in the bottom, but not much! Poor things, it must have been a traumatic move because this is what she had to carry them through! And into this thing on the right of the tank!!
Here is a picture of the poor pups inside.
I have a feeling they are becoming too much to handle, I mean can you imagine eight pups running all over the place, by the time you gather one into the nest two more have run away lol. And I can tell you at 11 days these guys and girls do have energy!
Of course after I laughed at what I found I suddenly realized she may have dropped one and believe me that is quite a drop for even a grown gerbil! So I took them all out and checked them each one by one. Don't worry all were fine and moved as normally as an 11 day old pup can move. I also took the opportunity to get some wicked cute pics!
Just a picture of four of them Siamese and Burmese
All of them!!
Dont worry I put them all back in the main bin and blocked them from using the tubes :P