OUR GERBILS

STARBUCK and CAPPUCCINO

Starbuck and Cappuccino, Sept.18,  2010

Starbuck and Cappuccino were born on July 29, 2010.
Starbuck is a Burmese and Cappuccino is a pied Burmese. They have three other siblings.
Their father, Rocco, a pied Burmese, and mother, HiFi, a light colorpoint
agouti, are now owned and were bred by AGS breeder, Rebecca Azer (Gerbil Parade), in Dracut, Ma.
 (where our boys were born).
Rebecca sent us photos of them from when they were first born, and we monitored their growth.
                             We finally  took possession of them on Oct.16, 2010, when they were delivered to us in NYC
 by our wonderful friend, Holly Robinson Cookson.

Guthrie in the Riverdale Press

PETE and GUTHRIE

Pete and Guthrie, one year old! 2008

     Pete Hollis Dracut Block and Guthrie Springfield Dracut Block ( named after Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie) were born March 3, 2007. They also have a sister, who is now living with a wonderful family. They are Siamese (Color point).
    Their parents are Brownie and Leo.
    Brownie, their mother, is a beautiful Burmese from Donna Anastasi’s ABC Gerbils, Hollis NH.  Brownie was, as a pup, the gerbil in the July page of Ellen Bellini’s 2006 Gerbil Calendar. She was born Aug.3, 2005.  
By coincidence, Brownie was the gerbil Donna handed me for a group photo of me, Laura Pimas and Jimina Pimas (all of us holding gerbils), taken by Ellen Bellini at the 2006 AGS NE Show, in Nashua, NH.
    Brownie won BIS in the first EVER National Gerbil Society Virtual Show (UK, 2006), entered by Donna Anastasi.
    Leo, their Siamese father, is from Tana Lyman’s Little Rascals, Springfield, MO.

    Brownie and Leo are now owned and were bred by Rebecca Azer, Dracut, Ma. (where our boys were born). Rebecca sent us photos of them from when they were first born, and we monitored their growth. We finally took possession of them at the AGS NE Show in Bedford, Ma. on May 19, 2007 after the AGS Show.

    Pete won a Third Place Ribbon in the non-spot Pup Class at the AGS NE 2007 Show. We are very proud of him.
Of course, Guthrie is also a “winner” to us!

             Guthrie, 11 weeks old, May 20, 2007                              Pete with his 3rd place, Pup Class ribbon, May 19, 2007

  Guthrie, age four months in these photos,  won 3rd place in the Colorpoint Class,
  in the American Gerbil Society, Sept. 2007 Virtual Show. We are very proud of him!
 
 The judges wrote,
 "This cute little guy has a nice head, nice tail and a pretty color,
 although it appears a bit washed out by the flash.
  He could use a bit more bulk, so keep the sunflower seeds coming!
 Adorable, sweet expression and what a set of whiskers!"

Our beloved Pete died June 21, 2010. His brother, our beloved Guthrie, died
August. 29, 2009. Both died peacefully in their sleep. We're grateful for that.
RIP sweet boys. We miss you so much. For our memorials to them, go to our
"In Loving Memory" page.

  PUTNAM HERACLES & THURSTON HERMES

                Putnam and Thurston were born  ca. May 9, 2004 in Maine. They are named after a wonderful, alas,
        no longer existent, restaurant in Worcester, Mass.,  to which Stuart and I went  when were first dating. We
        bought them at the 2004 NE American  Gerbil Society Show (June 26) in Rutland, Vermont . There were
        so many beautiful gerbils for sale at the Show! I did NOT intend to get any gerbils, though. I told Stuart
        that,  and  we agreed.  But seeing these two adorable baby boys, I just melted. They were playing
        together in a cage full of other gerbils.  They looked so sweet, and were so attached to each other (it
        reminded me of the closeness of Bacchus and Dionysius). I watched them for a  while. They were
        inseparable. I just knew I wanted them as part of our "family"!  Stuart, who, after 30 years, "knows me",
        just smiled and laughed, when I handed him the small cage with these two magnificent gerbies! He
        commented how beautiful they were! We all made the 6 hour train ride and then cab ride home to
        Riverdale!
                  Putnam and Thurston are from Mountain Ash Gerbils (owned by Janet Morrow) of
        Presque  Isle,  Maine. They are Black mottled (aa C* E* GG P* Sp). Their father is Mountain
        Ash's Zeus (Black) and their mother is Mountain Ash's Hera (Black Mottled).

                Our sweet Putnam died on March 9,  2007. For our memorial to him, go to our "In Loving Memory" page.
                Our darling Thurston died on March 23, 2007. His memorial is also on our "In Loving Memory" page.

 
 PHOEBE  

                 Our beloved Phoebe died  from genetic kidney failure, at about 1:34 AM on January 15, 2004.
Phoebe was truly amazingl: the soul of an artist in the body of a gerbil. We never had another like her and never will. Her
sons, Bacchus and Dionysius, inherited her good looks, but not her artistic talent.
        To see  her magnificent cardboard tunnel sculptures,  go to her website, http://www.phoebegerbilsculptures.com/    
        For our memorial to her, go to the "In Loving Memory" page in this website.

     PHOEBE AS ENTERED IN THE AGS VIRTUAL SHOW 2003        

PHOEBE CAME IN SECOND PLACE (RED RIBBON) IN THE SPOTTED CATEGORY OF THE AGS 2003 VIRTUAL SHOW!

  BACCHUS AND DIONYSUS     

           Bacchus and Dionysius were born Sept. 9, 2002. They are Spotted Agoutis. Phoebe is their mother.
 Their father, Pan, is owned by Karen Biehl, of the American Gerbil Society. Thanks to her, these two sweeties are now part of our family!
 They got along extremely well, living together, loving each other and caring for each other until Dionysius died.

 Dionysius died on Dec.2, 2005.. Bacchus died on Jan. 12, 2006. RIP sweet boys.
For our memorials to them, go to the "In Loving Memory" page in this website.

HIS TWIN BROTHER, DIONYSIUS, IS VERY PROUD OF HIM!

  COMPO

        Our beloved  Compo, an Argente Golden gerbil, died June 30, 2002.

  FAIRFIELD

          Our beloved gerbil, Fairfield, died March 14, 2004. For our memorial to him, go to the "In Loving
         Memory" page in this website.                    

               FAIRFIELD AND COMPO AS BABIES                                                                          COMPO AS ENTERED IN THE AGS
                               APRIL 2001                                                                                                         VIRTUAL SHOW 2002

                                  FAIRFIELD EATING BROCCOLI                                                                                         FAIRFIELD RESTING 
                                     AT BREAKFAST