Gerbils!

Lawrence and I have recently acquired 4 3-month old sister gerbils. Sadly, we sold our fish and tank on craigslist since we didn't have the time to properly clean the tank regularly. Though I was a bit heartbroken for the week we went petless, I was excited to get mammalian, interactive pets.

We've had the gerbils for two weeks now and I think I've played with them and talked to them everyday. :) They keep me company as I study at home alone for most of the day. Even though I spend all this time with them, however, I still can't tell them apart. Two are the same darker shade of grey/brown (Burmese I think) and the other two are a lighter shade of the same grey/brown (Siamese I think). As a result, we still haven't named them yet. We just collectively refer to them as "the girls".

Even though Lawrence and I will be gone for only a couple of days for Thanksgiving, we've arranged for our neighbor friends to take the gerbils while we're gone. I wanted to make sure they had human interaction and weren't alone. I know- I'm a little ridiculous. I can't believe how attached I've gotten to the girls. Can you imagine what I'm going to be like with a dog, or patients, or children? I'm either going to have great bedside manners or a smothering effect. Right now, I think I have little of both, but luckily the gerbils can't talk back, so I can smother them all I want. :)