minions

By anders pearson 04 May 2003

lani and i went to the pet store yesterday with the intention of getting a hamster. we came home with a pair of gerbils instead.

    gerbil pros
  • they are very intelligent, curious, and social.
  • they're naturally desert animals so they don't produce much urine and don't smell as much as most other rodents.
  • gerbils aren't fully nocturnal, so they're actually up and active some during the day.
  • they are insanely cute.

      • gerbil cons
    • they are burrowing animals so they like to dig and scratch constantly

    currently, we’re trying to think up good names for them (the hamster names we’d been planning, like ‘MC Hamster’, aren’t really good for gerbils). then, their training will begin. soon, the world will cower before the might of our rodent army!

    in the meantime, i’ve been educating myself with help from the <a href=”http://www.gerbils.co.uk/“>National Gerbil Society</a>.

    Tags: gerbils inevitable world domination