MD gerbil show

There's a gerbil show coming up in Jan. It's in Timonium, MD.  You can check out the AGS page for more: http://agsgerbils.org/Shows/Midatlantic/

I will be there, say hi to me!

Sarah

Long overdue news

So, it's been quite a while since I posted! I've been very busy, getting ready for Christmas and doing schoolwork, etc.

I have a few sad updates in my clan, unfortunately. I'm sorry to say that Jenny passed away on October 10th, 2012. She was 4 1/2. Hestia has a tumor which I've chosen not to operate on. She doesn't seem to be in pain, so while the substrate levels in her tank have been lowered so it's easy to check on her, I have not done anything else. She's getting lots of TLC at the moment.

On a happier note, Agamemnon celebrated his 3rd birthday on Dec second. He's still going strong. Athena and Artemis are turning two in January.

Also, I plan to do a big site update soon, possibly over the Christmas-New Years holiday. I'm going back and forth on moving the site to Weebly (another site provider). I think that the way those sites are set up are better for what I want Silver Maple Gerbilry to one day become.

Sarah

Annnnd....Aphrodite!

So I've ended up with another gerbil. Aphrodite is 6mo and from a local breeder. I felt Perseph was lonely (that's how you get into gerbils. You just keep getting new ones because your singles are lonely...) Anyhow, here's Aphrodite!

Sad news. RIP Demeter.

I got Demeter about 6 months ago from the local SPCA. She was with two other gerbils, Hestia and Hera. I had always wanted a agouti gerbil, and now I had one. Demeter, my classic sp agouti.

^^Demeter with Hera at the SPCA

When I brought her home, she was a skinny little thing, and seemed to be the lowest on the pecking order. After a few good doses of Sarah overfeeding, she chunked up a bit to a nice weight. She lived in a 10gal for a few weeks until I was able to find a cheap 30gal. Unfortunately, that's when the trouble started. Maybe three weeks after I moved them to the 30gal, I noticed that Demeter was very nervous with her tankmates. She would run and thump when Hera came near. Not knowing much about declaning at the time, I let this go on for another week until I saw the Demeter was losing fur on her rump. A close inspection showed this:


Obviously something to worry about. She was removed at once and washed off. The poor girl healed up fine, but I needed someone to intro to her. I felt she was getting lonely. So at the 2012 NE gerbil show, I got Persephone.

Perseph and Demeter stayed in the split cage a long time, mainly because I've been away a lot and hadn't been able to switch sides on a regular basis. Perseph seem interested in Demeter, but D was aggressive when I held them together to test the waters.

I was in Canada for a week-long vacation starting on Sat the 4th. Two days before it was time for us to go home, I had a call from our petsitter. It seems that Perseph had broken in to Demetey's side of the split. When the petsitter found them, Demeter was dead, and Persephone was bloody. Perseph's injuries turned out to be shallow, and she's recuperating in a travel cage right now.

Demeter was always a little frisky. I remember her jumping out of my hands when I tried to check her...things...to make sure she was a girl. She loved pumpkin seeds and naps. I'll miss my little Agouti-a-cutie more than words can say.

Happy news! and photo contest

The site is finally done! Yippie! "Taming and handling" and "Toys and huts" have been completed.

On a sadder note, the photo contest is closing down. I just haven't had enough interest to continue it.

Sarah, the gerbil fanatic

June contest

No interest for June. I may shut the contest down if I don't get any more entries.

Sarah

PS I started the split between Demeter and Perseph a few days ago. No aggression!

EDIT: June canceled w/ no entries. I'll have the July, and if I don't get interest the contest will be shutting down

Photo contest and NE show

No entrys for the May contest. June is still on if I get enough interest.

I got back from the NE show a week ago, with a new gerbil! Her name is Persephone, and I'll be pairing her with Demeter, who is alone. More info on that later on on this post.

I had a great time at the show, and really enjoyed getting to meet other gerbil-crazy people. I'd really like to thank my Grammy for taking me to the show! I've got some pictures: http://photobucket.com/negerbilshow12

Updates on my gerbils:

About a month ago, Demeter had a falling out with her sisters, Hestia and Hera. She now lives alone, but once Persephone is out of quarantine I'll start the split cage. Persephone is a--as yet unmolted-- silver nutmeg: http://photobucket.com/persephone_gerbil

Hera and Hestia are doing fine in their 30gal.

Athena and Artemis are doing fine. However, Artemis has gotten rather chubby during my vacation so less seeds for her!

Jenny and Agger continue to live in a 29gal split tank with lots of bedding and treats.

So that's the news of my eight gerbils!

Sarah

NE gerbil show, plus photo contest info

Hi all,

It's been a while since I posted. Just wanted to let you all know that I'll be at the NE gerbil show this May. This is what I look like, if you want to say hi (yes, horrible picture):

 

An update on the photo contest: Well, March flew by and I had no entries in the contest. April is canceled as well, as I'm really busy, and heading off to Florida for a vacation soon. Hopefully I'll get May's done though. Email me photos whenever.

Hope everyone had a good Easter/Passover/Spring!

Sarah K

Feb photo contest results are in! And the winner is....

Christine of Furry Feet 'n Furry Tails little gerbil pup (this one is my personal favorite)

Cheekygerbils/Susan's Sid

3rd place was won by me, but I don't have the art done yet.

March photo contest

I think this one will be a bit of an experiment. Inspired by the Gerbil Forum's virtual show, I think I will do one based on the AGS standards. This thread is for the Gerbil Forum's show, but photos should be taken the same way.

I shall be the only judge, using the AGS color standards as a guideline. You can view these standards here. If your gerbils' color is not on there, email me and I will email you back with the standard.

Please email photos to silvermaplegerbilry@gmail.com, and include:
Your name:
Gerbil’s name:
Gerbil’s gender:
Gerbil’s age (guessing is okay):
Gerbil’s color:


Classes to be decided when all photos are in.


Deadline is March 20th. No late entries.

We're moving (probably, I'm not sure yet)

Well, I think Silver Maple Gerbilry will be moving to a different site provider. You can find the new site here.

Sarah

The new aditions :)

Picked up three more gerbils at the Bucks County SPCA :) Their names are Hestia, Hera, and Demeter. Pictures (crummy as they were taken with my ipod):

Demeter

Hera 

 Hestia

All together

Mid-Atlantic gerbil show

The MD show was great! I have a few pictures:

 

Guess who got 3rd place in the colorpoint class... Athena!

Eeek! Feb photo contest!

Oh my I totally forgot about putting the poll on the side! I'll have it up in a few min though! So sorry :( You can select multiple answers.

Photo contest! Starts on Feb 1st.

Haha, I'm so impatient. The answer is yes, I will do the contest! Please PM me your pictures before Jan 31st. There will be a poll for voting on the side. I think Blogger only lets you vote once though... Anyway, enjoy!

Sarah

EDIT: Email them to me at silvermaplegerbilry@gmail.com instead

Photo contest?

I'm thinking about doing a photo contest on here...  I'd have the voting done by the public. You could just PM me your photo, I'd make a photo contest page and there would be a poll on the side for voting. What does everybody think?

Sarah

The Maryland gerbil show

Well, I don't know if I actally have anybody following my site, but I thought I'd just say that I'm going to be at the 2012 AGS show in Maryland. More info here.

-Sarah