2/12/99 Cookie had three babies today.
Last month, Cookie's two babies werent fed well,(Red fox pied and black pied in my hand) so they were fostered to April and Creamy. Now they are healthy. :o) These two babies, now live with ~Lauren of The Gerbil Mailing List and have been named Lilly and Daisy Mae.
2/17/99 Creamy and April had 4 babies in their Cheese house.
Cookies 3 babies are 1 nutmeg pied and 2 Black pied.
2/21/99 Cookie's Babies are doing better this time, they are chubby and not skinny. Perhaps, the last litter had two runts.
In this picture big brother, Sunny-Boy is keeping his little siblings warm.
3/12/99 April's 4 babies are Lilac pied, red fox or argente spotted, Agouti spotted and nutmeg spotted.
3/16/99 Cookie had 6 babies today.
I tried to put Cookies babies from 2/12/99 with April's babies (2 Sisters) from Jan, but they didnt get along.
3/19/99 Today when I checked on Cookies babies, I counted 7.
3/22/99 April had 4 babies this morning.
3/24/99 These are April and Creamy's four babies born last month on 2/17/99.
3/30/99 Here are some of the 7 babies born on 3/16/99 to Cookie and Sunny-D. They are 3 Black,1 Black pied, 2 Red fox,1 Lilac.
These are April and Creamy's babies, They are lilac pied, argente and yellow fox pied. One died when it was a pinkie :o(.
This is Creamy's argente baby.
This is a nice picture of Pookie two, showing his bib and white paws.
3/7/99 today I made a wooden chew toy for the boys. I took a log and cut a short piece about 4 inches long. Then I drilled a 1 1/2 inch hole through it and on top. I also removed the bark and boiled it.
I gave Cookie,Sunny-D and Sunny-Boy a new block toy.I also,gave one to the babies in the pup tank.
The babies in the pup tank got their house painted. I used non-toxic childrens paint.
These are Cookies babies at 22 days old. [born March 16, 1999]
Here is Cookie eating a piece of italian bread. First she ate the sesame seeds.
4/21/99 April had 5 babies today, I hope I get some DEH's.
4/22/99 Cookie had 2 babies today.
4/28/99 April's babies are Black pied, Agouti pied, Agouti, nutmeg and nutmeg pied. The pieds have spots on their rump.
This is a nutmeg pied gerbil they look like agoutis almost after they moult. I like them better when they are babies before they moult.
Cookie's babies are lilac and red fox pied.
On the Gerbil Mailing List I asked for information about
the following-
I read this in the book "The Labortory Hamster and Gerbil.
Approximately 40% of gerbils have an incomplete circle of
willis. As a result, ligation of one carotid artery will
result in a cerebral infarct on the side ipsilateral to the
ligation. It was taken from Labortory Animal Science 29,
The Pathology of the Mongolian Gerbil. 645-651,1979
What does this mean?
Julian Barker reponded-
circle of Wil lis \-'wil-es\ n : a complete ring of
arteries that is formed by the anastomosing branches of the
carotid and basilar arteries at the base of the brain and
is a site of aneurysms Willis, Thomas (1621-1675), British
physician. One of the major figures of English medicine in
the 17th century, Willis was a founder of the Royal
Society. With all his notable achievements, he is known
especially for his extensive study of the nervous system.
In 1664 he produced Cerebri Anatome (``Anatomy of the
Brain''), the most complete and accurate description of the
nervous system up to that time. This work contained his
description of the circular anastomosis of arteries at the
base of the brain that is now known as the circle of
Willis. His description was not the first but it was the
first complete one and was accompanied by an equally
complete illustration.
What the book is saying is that gerbils often have an
incomplete circulation system at the base of the brain. If
you cut of the blood supply on one side in 40% of gerbils
you will cause a stroke on that side.
This circulation problem could explain some of the problems
gerbils have with strokes or unexplained deaths.
5/30/99 April and a daughter were rehomed because April looked tired and dull from raising many babies. Little Creamy and babies were also given new homes. I kept Creamy and a very light yellow fox pied son named Little Creamy�. I only kept these two to avoid adding new tanks. I now have three aquariums it was four aquairums.
5/24/99 Cookie had 2 babies. one is pink eyed. This is her 13th litter.
6/9/99 The two male babies are a red fox and a black pied. They are also small like the January litter of two was.
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