I'm a foster mommy...

[Boz]

Today went well at the Mobile Adoption! A girl was really interested in the gerbils and I talked to her and her aunt and the girl also talked to her mom (who was not there) and I think they're going to put in an application in for them! I gave them my card, which has my email and a link to my website (but it's not up yet and I told them that). It sounds like they have more animals (some farm ones too because they said something about having hay). Which makes me feel better because then I know that her parents will probably look after them as well (the girl is like 10).

So yeah they might be going to a forever home! :biggrin2:

Today was awesome too because 2 dogs that have been there since before summer both got an application in. There was a dog that went to the mobile and I'm surprised she was still at the shelter after two months because she is so quiet and sooo loving and just a sweetie! She went to the mobile and in about an hour she had two applications filled out for her!

I also took two bunnies. One of them is pretty friendly but the other one was scared. I felt so bad because I don't think he's been getting a lot of attention. He's on the bottom cage which I think most people don't really look in and honestly, I haven't take him out much. I thought taking him with would be good for him, and it turned out to be! He calmed down and I was holding him a lot.

I was asked about fostering one of the rabbits there. I wish I could but I can't. She's scared and always hides. She really needs to be fostered. :?



Luv-bunniz wrote:

Boz wrote:

Luv-bunniz wrote:

undergunfire wrote:
They are adorable! and yup, degu's chew like crazy, we used to have one that chewed through metal bars in his cage :shock:

:shock: omg that's crazy! I want to build a Degu mansion when I get mine. Look at some of these cages!

http://www.degus-online.de/kaefig_gaeste.htm

This one is HUGE! I love it!! There is some real creative ones on there, and most of them look like a peice of furniture !
http://www.degus-online.de/jpg/kaefig/disco3.jpg

I know! that's my favorite! It's huge!

 

[Boz]

I made a banner for the gerbil forum I'm on for their holiday contest and I thought I'd share it with everyone!

And for anyone who is curious, this is the original picture.

 

[undergunfire]

That is a VERY cute picture, Boz :biggrin2:!

 

[tonyshuman]

such cute gerbils!! I had them when i was very little and i like to socialize them when i work at the shelter. Fuzzy looks just like my Panda did.:inlove:

 

[Boz]

Thank you two! :biggrin2:

tonyshuman - that's great that you socialize with them!

 

[Boz]

Well Fuzzy and Wuzzy are still with me!

And I was looking around craigslist.... I shouldn't do that!
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/pet/926440374.html

Oh I want this!
http://appleton.craigslist.org/for/942317905.html

I should post more pictures of my gerbils soon... Time for a photo shoot! :biggrin2:

 

[Boz]

Well I still have them! Next mobile is this weekend.
And... anyone looking for another bunny or three? We only have like 19 at our shelter :?. We have have bonded pairs and trios!

 

[Boz]

I have pictures!

Going to a mobile adoption is very stressful... LOL

Back at their foster home (my house!).

Yes, they have two wheels! Their playpen had to be taken down (going back up soon though) so I gave them two wheels. They LOVE to run on them. I didn't want to risk them fighting over one so they each have one. LOL

Just came out from underground.

They are beggers.

She was on the move here.

"What?! No Food?! I am ashamed!"

The end! For now.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Awwww....... I'm not a big gerbil fan - they are ok but not crazy about them...... and I just love these two! I saw a little black one like this at the store one day last week. He had a little white dot on his mouth and I was REAAAAAAAAAAAAAL close to getting him cause he was reminding me of yours! LOL!

 

[JadeIcing]

Imiss having gerbils. Ya know I may be able to convince Rob about getting some...

 

[undergunfire]

Aww, your fosters are sooo cute!

I like gerbils, but I am not sure I could have little critters that didn't like sleeping in pink hammocks, walking on furry fleece grounds, and eating out of cute dishes .

 

[jcl_24]

Aw, what lovely photos. Big kisses to all the gerbils featured :adorable:. Gerbils are great pets-very entertaining because they are often active. A little note to prospective gerbil owners: They can be messy with their digging if kept in an open barred cage,so go with thetank option.

Jo xx

 

[Boz]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Awwww....... I'm not a big gerbil fan - they are ok but not crazy about them...... and I just love these two! I saw a little black one like this at the store one day last week. He had a little white dot on his mouth and I was REAAAAAAAAAAAAAL close to getting him cause he was reminding me of yours! LOL!

LOL that would have been one lucky gerbil!:biggrin2: My gerbils are influencing others! Was he by himself?

JadeIcing wrote:

Imiss having gerbils. Ya know I may be able to convince Rob about getting some...

Convince! Show him cute pictures! :biggrin2:

undergunfire wrote:

Aww, your fosters are sooo cute!

I like gerbils, but I am not sure I could have little critters that didn't like sleeping in pink hammocks, walking on furry fleece grounds, and eating out of cute dishes .

Haha! Yeah that might not work!

jcl_24 wrote:

Aw, what lovely photos. Big kisses to all the gerbils featured :adorable:. Gerbils are great pets-very entertaining because they are often active. A little note to prospective gerbil owners: They can be messy with their digging if kept in an open barred cage,so go with thetank option.

Jo xx

Thanks! They shouldn't even be kept in cages as their permanent home in my opinion. Only tanks. Cages don't provide enough digging room and often time they chew bars and from that get irritated nose. Plus it's annoying having litter scattered around the cage and listening to gerbils chew bars! Now a tank with a cage topper, I love those!

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Boz wrote:

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Awwww....... I'm not a big gerbil fan - they are ok but not crazy about them...... and I just love these two! I saw a little black one like this at the store one day last week. He had a little white dot on his mouth and I was REAAAAAAAAAAAAAL close to getting him cause he was reminding me of yours! LOL!

LOL that would have been one lucky gerbil!:biggrin2: My gerbils are influencing others! Was he by himself?

Yes, he was and it made me sad!

I have to avoid pet stores..... I want to take them all home!

 

[Boz]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Boz wrote:

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Awwww....... I'm not a big gerbil fan - they are ok but not crazy about them...... and I just love these two! I saw a little black one like this at the store one day last week. He had a little white dot on his mouth and I was REAAAAAAAAAAAAAL close to getting him cause he was reminding me of yours! LOL!

LOL that would have been one lucky gerbil!:biggrin2: My gerbils are influencing others! Was he by himself?

Yes, he was and it made me sad!

I have to avoid pet stores..... I want to take them all home!

Oh poor thing! I think you should get him! hehehe

 

[Boz]

Well I have good news and bad news!

Good news is the other pair of gerbils at the shelter got adopted!
Bad news is Fuzzy and Wuzzy still don't have a forever home.

I am excited though! They are up on petfinder now!

They are doing soo well! They always jump into your hand for a treat! I'm so amazed! If someone's looking for two easy but loveable furry friends you should consider Fuzzy and Wuzzy! hehe :biggrin2:

Not the best picture but it sure is cute!

Again, not a good picture but you can see how Wuzzy is not afraid of my hand! She's looking for a sunflower seed.

 

[Boz]

Well there's only two gerbils currently living at my house! Fuzzy and Wuzzy have been adopted today. I went to the mobile adoption last Saturday and I lady was really interested. We talked and she asked a lot of questions about taking care of them and stuff. Her application was approved (shelter staff said she seemed very excited!) I think they went to a good home. But I will miss them. I wish I could have been there when they were picked up but I couldn't stay long and I couldn't have brought them this weekend because I'll be going out of town.

Ahh I will miss those two! They had come a long way! Wuzzy had been climbing up my arm a lot lately when I put my hand in the tank. They really turned around and became real sweethearts. :hearts

 

[naturestee]

Did you get to talk to the lady again? She did seem really into them at the mobile. I'm glad they have a home all of their own! Are you sure you don't want the messy mice?

 

[Boz]

naturestee wrote:

Did you get to talk to the lady again? She did seem really into them at the mobile. I'm glad they have a home all of their own! Are you sure you don't want the messy mice?

No I didn't get to talk to her again. but I did leave her a note, food, and I said they could give her the cardboard tubes they had.

Pam was trying to convince me to foster the hamster there. She said the owners brought him in because he was getting aggressive.:? I might foster him. I've never had a hamster and I'm not a big fan of them but maybe actually having one would change my mind. We'll see. Apparently some lady last week said her two "male" gerbils had babies (they were mis-sexed) and now she has like ten. So they might be coming in. :?

Oh and both the bunnies at petsmart are going home now!
So another is going out there, 2 are being transferred to another shelter, and I think another is going to out of the other pet store. I can't remember exactly what I was told. I was just happy!

 

[naturestee]

Who's being transferred? Not Jazzy I hope! Cara's coming to see her on Saturday!

That's great that both Petsmart buns are adopted though. I saw Corea's page on Petfinder is down and the 2nd litter's are finally up. That other girl was there even longer than Corea, poor thing.

Was that hamster the dwarf one that was brought in while we were grooming a few weeks back? The family with the fussy 4-5 year old kid that probably shouldn't be handling a small animal at all? Dwarf hamsters do sometimes get bitey (mine did, hoo boy!) but if that's the one I can't say as I blame him.