G.Rosea eating gerbils

[Tis Mis]

My girlfriend has a friend with a lot of gerbils. Can my Rosea eat their youngs?

 

[MizM]

I don't see why not, they're not much different from rats or mice! Of course, you might want to check with Richard Gere first!=D

 

[Tis Mis]

ok thanks a lot m8.

 

[WYSIWYG]

Originally posted by Tis Mis
My girlfriend has a friend with a lot of gerbils. Can my Rosea eat their youngs?

I would never feed something like that to any of my T's as I think it is just too risky. If they were gerbil pinkies, I'd think differently. I have no trouble feeding pinkies and fuzzies to my T's, but I would never feed something to them that could seriously injure them. Rodents have TEETH and they will fight. Why risk the health of your T for a possible thrill? (I'm not saying YOU would do it for the thrill factor, but there are those who would). How thrilled will you be when your valuable T is injured so badly it dies? That's just craziness, if you ask me.

Wysi

 

[MizM]

Re: Re: G.Rosea eating gerbils

Originally posted by WYSIWYG
I would never feed something like that to any of my T's as I think it is just too risky. If they were gerbil pinkies, I'd think differently. I have no trouble feeding pinkies and fuzzies to my T's, but I would never feed something to them that could seriously injure them. Rodents have TEETH and they will fight.

I was assuming he meant they were GERBIL pinkies or fuzzies. I would not suggest feeding ANYTHING with teeth to Ts!!

Originally posted by WYSIWYG
Why risk the health of your T for a possible thrill? (I'm not saying YOU would do it for the thrill factor, but there are those who would). How thrilled will you be when your valuable T is injured so badly it dies? That's just craziness, if you ask me.
Wysi

Did I miss something...:? I thought he just asked if he COULD... did he say something about having fun:? Or am I just blonde?=D

 

[Tis Mis]

I was talking about the newborn baby gerbils -without eyes or teeth or laserkanons or anything that could harm my charming little T. :}

 

[Wade]

I read an article once suggesting that gerbils were a good choice to rear as feeders because, being desert animals, they urinate less and their poop is drier (to conserve water), so they stink less than mice or rats.

Wade

 

[WYSIWYG]

Originally posted by Tis Mis
I was talking about the newborn baby gerbils -without eyes or teeth or laserkanons or anything that could harm my charming little T. :}

Oh, that's good then. I don't see why not, unless your friend keeps them on cedar chips or something like that.

I wasn't accusing YOU of doing it for kicks. I was just thinking there are guys who do stuff like that so I went off in a tangent.


Wysi

 

[MizM]

=DSee Wysi, he was gonna feed the ones WITHOUT the laser cannons!=D

I kinda like that less-pee, less-poop thing, that's why I got rid of everything but my Ts. I got tired of cleaning up POOP . I wonder.... gerbils could be a good alternative. Are there any rodents that don't pee OR poop?:? =D

 

[WYSIWYG]

Originally posted by MizM
=DSee Wysi, he was gonna feed the ones WITHOUT the laser cannons!=D

I kinda like that less-pee, less-poop thing, that's why I got rid of everything but my Ts. I got tired of cleaning up POOP . I wonder.... gerbils could be a good alternative. Are there any rodents that don't pee OR poop?:? =D

I don' buy the less pee less poop thing. I used to have gerbils as a teen...until my mother made me get rid of them. They are REALLY smelly and they pee and poop everywhere.

Wysi

 

[MizM]

Well, another great idea down the tubes. I'm going to be stuck with crix 4-EVER!!!

 

[WYSIWYG]

Originally posted by MizM
Well, another great idea down the tubes. I'm going to be stuck with crix 4-EVER!!!

There is always the roach option though!

Actually, I'm going to be trying lobster roaches very soon.
My only real concern there is how I'm going to get myself to
TOUCH those things! I can touch crickets (though that can be gross when they relieve themselves on me), but roaches are supposed to be really NASTY! I managed to handle a Madagascar Hisser once, but they don't LOOK like roaches to me so I could get past that "prejudice" but Lobster roaches DO look like roaches. I'll you know how it goes when I do it. I'm hoping my T's will really love them and I hear they are less smelly than crickets.

Wysi

 

[MizM]

Oh please, let me know! I've kinda been tossing that idea around!

I went out and bought three hissers to handle so I could get used to them, now I kinda like the little buggers. Cockroaches have always had that stigma of being "dirty" and I LOATHE them. When I lived in Hawaii, we had to put every food item in Tupperware. Even postage stamps! And over there, they are big enough to saddle and ride!! Even the geckos running around loose in our condo wouldn't eat some of the bigger ones! Ewwwwww, yuck!

 

[si_sleaf]

Originally posted by WYSIWYG
I don' buy the less pee less poop thing. I used to have gerbils as a teen...until my mother made me get rid of them. They are REALLY smelly and they pee and poop everywhere.

Wysi

I agree. I used to keep gerbils and they really smelled. In the end it had to live outside because my Mum wouldn't have it in the house. Certainly smellier than the hamsters I used to have.

I like to feed my T's locusts from time to time. I think it is a nice change for them and there also have the benefit of being easier to see in the tank than a brown cricket.

 

[Wade]

Originally posted by WYSIWYG
I don' buy the less pee less poop thing. I used to have gerbils as a teen...until my mother made me get rid of them. They are REALLY smelly and they pee and poop everywhere.

Wysi

Compared to a reptile or invertebrate, sure, but compared to rats and mice?

Wade

 

[nemesis6sic6]

Originally posted by MizM
Oh please, let me know! I've kinda been tossing that idea around!

I went out and bought three hissers to handle so I could get used to them, now I kinda like the little buggers. Cockroaches have always had that stigma of being "dirty" and I LOATHE them. When I lived in Hawaii, we had to put every food item in Tupperware. Even postage stamps! And over there, they are big enough to saddle and ride!! Even the geckos running around loose in our condo wouldn't eat some of the bigger ones! Ewwwwww, yuck!

Oh my MizM how could you sleep at night? didn't you think about them crawling on you and going inside your ear and stuff like that? Cockroaches are IMO really nasty buggers that eat anything. I dont really like them for some reson. well any ways have anice day
geo

 

[MizM]

They were WAY TO BIG to crawl in your ears!!!

 

[nemesis6sic6]

ok

well they might be too big to fit in your ears but they're still big enough to crawl on you ewww. :8o