Sad news here at Fleur de Lis

Yesterday, our gerbil, Pinky, passed away. I had been noticing a weight loss over the past 2 weeks. The last week, she had become very sluggish and lethargic. I believe that old age finally caught up to her. She showed no symptoms of anything else being wrong. She was the heart of Fleur de Lis. She was our first breeding female. Pinky is survived here at Fleur de Lis by her sons, Jinx and Scamp, her grandson, Tibs, and her mate, Jasper. Jasper is now living with their son, Scamp, who I will get pictures up of very soon.

I will miss her adorable little face looking up at me every evening when I would come home from work. She knew to expect a treat as soon as she heard me walk in, and she was never waiting patiently! She was definitely my most cranky gerbil at times. She was very particular and liked having every thing a certain way. She did not like me to move anything in her tank at all. She would get so aggravated at me! She will truly be missed by everyone here at Fleur de Lis and we know that there will never be another little monster who will take her place in our hearts.

Update On Available Pups

I only have 1 Solid Red-eyed Honey male, 1 Solid Lilac male, 1 Solid Red-eyed Honey female, and 1 Mottled Dark-eyed Honey female left out of Rosa and Jinx, and Milo and Bella's current litters. The other 6 are going to great forever homes tomorrow! Please email me now to adopt these remaining cuties just in time for Christmas! Also, Pinky and Jasper's pups will be available the first week in January. One of the male Pied Agouti pups will be staying here at Fleur de Lis to be a companion for Jasper and one of the female Pied Argente pups will stay to be a companion for Pinky in her retirement. There will still be five up for adoption.

New pictures of pups are up!

Please check out my "Available" page for current pictures of Pinky and Jasper's pups! They are now 4 weeks and 3 days old. Pinky will only be having one more litter of pups and then I will be retiring her and Jasper. Pinky will live out her life with one of her daughters from her next litter, and Jasper will enjoy his retirement here at Fleur de Lis with one of his sons from the next litter. I will miss the energetic and friendly pups that they produce, but I am looking forward to what possible breeding pair I will choose to take their place.

Pinky and Jasper's pups

Pinky and Jasper's pups have their eyes open now and are starting to explore the tank. They will be 3 weeks old tomorrow. One of the little solid Agouti pups came out last night and was running and popcorning all over the tank. I couldn't resist scooping it up and taking a quick picture of he/she. I can't wait until I clean their tank out this weekend so I can get a good look at all of them and more pictures while Pinky and Jasper enjoy their sand bath. Here's one of the pictures I got of the little cutie last night!

Update on Milo and Bella's Pups

Milo and Bella's pups are growing like weeds. They are now 4 weeks and 2 days old. I will be separating them into their own tanks (boys in one, girls in another) in about another week or so. These are such friendly little pups. When I stick my hand in their tank to feed them or give them treats, they all run up and start climbing all over my hand and up my arm, wanting me to play with them. They are by far the sweetest litter I've had to date. Below are a couple of pictures I snapped of them after they had settled down a little.

*Just a reminder, these pups will be ready to go to their forever homes around 12/17/2011. Please email me to reserve your pups now.





2 New Members at Fleur de Lis!

This weekend, I drove to Lafayette to meet someone from a Rescue Center in Houma, LA to pick up 2 beautiful Burmese colored Gerbils. Right now I have them seperated. After the Thanksgiving holiday, I will be fixing a 20 gallon tank with a mesh divider in the middle to put them both in. I don't want them to breed right now, but don't want them to get lonely. I may breed them at some point, after I retire one of my other pairs. At that time, I will remove the divider. Now, please meet the newest members of my clan, Abby and McGee! Abby is 7 months old and McGee is 5 months old.



Abby



McGee

First Pictures of Pinky and Jasper's pups

This weekend I checked on Pinky and Jasper's pups and they are getting the first of their little fuzz in so you can see what colors they are. They had 7 pups. I can definitely see some spotted Agouti and Argente. I can't tell right now if they had any Red-eyed Honeys or Dark-eyed Honeys. I will be cleaning their tank out in 2 weeks, so I will get better pictures of them then. All the pups are looking very good!

Last night's wonderful surprise

When I got home from work last night, I saw movement in Jinx and Rosa's tank out of the corner of my eye. I walked over to look, and all of the pups were up out of the burrow and crawling around! One little pup had only one eye open. The rest were running around blindly. They are so quick to be so tiny lol. Here are a couple of pics that I snapped of them running around together. Now if I could just get Bella to let hers run around! Every time her's start coming out, she gathers them back in.

Update on Pinky's pups

I got a good look at their pups last night. Turns out, she has had 7!! They were born on 11/11/11 so they should be ready to find their forever homes around 01/06/2012. They will mostly be spotted and solid Agoutis and Argente Goldens, but there may be some Red-eyed Honeys or Dark-eyed Honeys, too. Pinky and Jasper are my friendliest gerbils. Their pups are always very active and inquisitive. I will get pictures of them up on my "Available" page when they start showing their colors, which will probably be in about 2 weeks.

Pinky and Jasper's 2nd litter has arrived!

Friday evening when I got home from work, I made my usual rounds checking on all my gerbils. I always get to Pinky and Jasper's tank first. I leaned over to call for them when I heard the teeny, tiny squeaks. Looks like Pinky and Jasper had their second litter sometime during the day Friday. They definitely were not there when I checked on all of them Friday morning. She had them down in a burrow in a box, so no pics yet. Sunday, I checked on them and could see two cute little pink pups. I don't know if there are more than two yet. She may have them seperated into 2 nests right now. The two that I could see, one is definitly going to be an Agouti like mom and the other one is going to be an Argente Golden. In about 2 weeks, I will have to clean the tank out and will post some pics of the pups!

**Also, please check my "Available" page for pictures of Jinx and Rosa's first litter. I cannot determine the sex until they are around 4-5 weeks old, but if you see a color you like, let me know and I will put you on a tentative reserve for it and another one of the same sex when I am able to identify them.

Pictures

Thanks to a water bottle leak Sunday, I had to clean out Milo and Bella's tank, which gave me the opportunity to snap a pic of their 6 pups. Below is the group shot I got of them before I placed them back in the tank with mom and dad. They were 8 days old in this shot. Won't be long and they'll be crawling all over the tank!

I also snapped a quick picture of 3 of Jinx and Rosa's pups yesterday. They were rearranging some of their tunnels, and kicked these three out of their nesting burrow. When I woke up this morning, Rosa had moved the other 3 pups out to where these 3 were, but she was nursing them so I was unable to get a picture of all of them. Their pups are 6 days old today. They are not showing any coloring yet other than the color points on the ears, nose, feet, and tail. I am really hoping to see some Nutmegs and Red Foxes from Jinx and Rosa along with the Dark-eyed Honeys and Red-eyed Honeys that I know she will have.

Update on pups

Milo and Bella's pups are 7 days old today and starting to crawl around a little. This morning, 4 of them followed Bella out of their nesting burrow so I was finally able to snap a couple of pics of them before she gathered them back into the nest. They are starting to get their fur and are looking very adorable!

Also, Pinky is very pudgy this morning. She should be having her pups any day now! By the size of her, I'm guessing she is going to be having more than three this time for sure.

Being a first time mom, I was expecting Rosa to move hers and Jinx's pups from where she orginally had them, and I was right. She has moved them into an inner burrow, so I am not able to see them right now to take more pictures. It won't be long and they'll be crawling around like Bella's, so I should get some more pictures of them soon.

Another arrival!

Jinx's mate, Rosa, had been looking a little pudgy these last couple of days. I have been checking on her every morning before I leave the house because I knew it would be any day now. I woke up this morning and walked over to their tank to check on her and I was just in time to see her deliver the last little pup! She had five pink, squirmy little pups. I am so excited! These next few days are going to go by so slow because I can't wait to see what colors her and Jinx have. This is their first litter together. Unlike Bella, Rosa had hers in a spot where I will be able to see and keep track of them, so I will try to post pictures along the way. Below is the picture I took this morning right after she cleaned up the last pup.

New litter has arrived!

Milo and Bella have had their second litter! They were born some time early Saturday morning(10/29/2011). Unfortunately, she had the pups down in one of their burrows, so I can't get any good pictures of them. They look very healthy and I can see their little milk spots in their bellies, so she's keeping them fed good. I can't get a clear count on them either, but I believe there are 5-6 pups. Looks like I will have some more beautiful solid and pied Lilac pups available in a few weeks! Milo and Bella produce gorgeous Lilacs. This is also the same couple who produced the DPP in their last litter, so I am looking forward to seeing if they have another one. I will get pictures and more information up on the babies as soon as I can. Right now I am letting the family get settled in and comfortable.

Update on Pinky & Jasper's pups

I moved the 3 pups to their own tank last night. They are now 6 weeks old and were starting to overcrowd mom and dad lol. They are definitely all 3 males, so they would be perfect for someone who is looking for a trio for a 20-30 gallon tank. All three are very playful and quite the handful, but they get along wonderfully. Below are pictures I took of them having a blast destroying a cheap box of Kleenex's I gave them to celebrate their very own tank! They worked this box of Kleenex's over for almost 3 hours last night lol.

**Note: They will be ready to go to their forever homes on 11/5/2011, so please email me at fleurdelisgerbils@gmail.com if you can provide this trio with a loving home!

Registered!

My registration for the American Gerbil Society came through finally! I can now be found through their Breeders page on their website. I posted a link at the bottom of my page if you would like to take a look around their site. It's filled with good information on caring for your gerbils, as well as information on the different colors and the genetics of gerbils.

Update On Available Pups!

I have found homes for all of my weaned babies. They should all be going to their new homes by the end of this week or sooner. I will still have my 3 unweaned babies of Pinky and Jasper's, so if you are interested in them, please let me know soon so I can reserve them for you. They are still not old enough for me to determine which are males or females. They should be ready to go to their forever homes by 11/05/2011. They will be 8 weeks old at that time. I should be able to tell in the next week or so which are male or female. Right now they are still to young for me to be 100%. All three are very playful. They wrestle and bounce all around the cage. I have individual pictures of all three on my "Litters" page. Two of them are Pied Argente Goldens and one is a Pied Agouti.

Please email me at fleurdelisgerbils@gmail.com for more information or to place a reserve!

Welcome!!

Welcome to Fleur De Lis Gerbils! I hope you enjoy my site. I am working on becoming registered with the American Gerbil Society right now. Fingers crossed, I should be hearing back from them soon.

I am hoping that you will find my gerbils to be a great alternative to purchasing from the pet stores. All of my gerbils are very well taken care of and are used to being handled often. I do have babies that will be available by 10/17/2011. I am working on getting good pictures of them for this site.

Right now I have 2 Pied Lilacs(boys), 1 Solid Agouti(boy), 1 spotted Black(boy), 3 Solid Lilacs(1 girl, 2 boys), and 2 Pied Doves(girls). I also have 3 unweaned babies that should be ready by the end of October or early November. They are 2 Pied Red-eyed Honeys and 1 Pied Agouti. They are not old enough for me to determine if they are male or female yet.

If you are interested in a pair, please contact me and I will email you a picture if I don't have one up of them yet.