More photies of Minnie!!

[Georgia163]

Here is my beautiful baby Minnie, she's a shaw's jird. Shes nearly 11 weeks old.. not fully grown yet (she's still tiny) but she has a belly on her.. lol.. probably all of those mealy worms



























There you go

[Georgia163]

ohh, and hers a couple of pictures of her tempory cage.. ( tempory until she grows big enough not to escape through the bar sspacing in her big cage)



[sorry about the rather HUGE pictures!]

[laydeerodentzz]

awww she looks sweet, she may not be fully grown, but she has grown since we last saw her
I was lookig at Husky and Arthur today and remembering how TINY they were!
It sure does begin to show LOL

[Photoesque]

Too cute! <33

[mulder]

awww jirdy jirdy!! she's so cute! thanks for sharing

[clairebee1]

Aww shes gorge hun!!
Ive never seen a jird in my life can i ask you a few questions ?
Do they bite ? and are they easy to be tamed ?
Also what kind of food do they eat as in gerbil food and that?

[Vanilla_Rat]

Awwww...she is so cute! I love her BIG eyes!

[Georgia163]

Quote: Originally Posted by clairebee1 Aww shes gorge hun!! Ive never seen a jird in my life can i ask you a few questions ? Do they bite ? and are they easy to be tamed ? Also what kind of food do they eat as in gerbil food and that?

It depends upon the species whether they bite or not, Shaw's jirds (which minnie is) tend not to wheras other species like persian and bushy tailed jirds tend to be more hyperactive and more bitey. Yes, they are easy to be tamed, if you handle them regularly they soon come to you wantijng a cuddle, and also you can train them to fetch bottle caps. I have trained minnie to come when i tap her cage or whistle.. mind you she probably only comes because i give her a mealy worm. . Oh and yes any kind of girbil or rat food is suitable, they also like bird millet and extra peanuts, rasins, mealy worms and sunflower seeds. Also they adore dandelions and small chunks of broccoli and carrot ( well something has to eat the broccoli ) Hope i helped, any more questions, just pm me..

[clairebee1]

Thanks hun !!
They seem very intresting!
My bf always had gerbils but i find they are to fast for me and to nippy.
Wow i just learnt something new LOL!!
Thank yaaa x

[Georgia163]

lol, yes girbils are too fast.

[Vanilla_Rat]

Gerbils are crazy! LOL! The only one I ever had kinda turned me off from them.I find them cute,but not a pet for me!


Jirds are cute...but again,not so sure they are a pet for me.
Then again,they cannot be bought here.You would have to ship them in.

[mtmaughan]

She's very cute. Great pics!

[luvboyrats]

I don't know much about jirds, what are they most closely related to? Minnie, is just too cute by the way!

[Georgia163]

I think they're closely related to rats, squirrels and girbils. But some of the time she behaves like a squirrel ( way she eats and climbs) sometimes shes fast when shes hyper like a giebil and sometimes she can be quiet and loyal like a rat.. it just depends on her mood.

[Janelle]

AWWWW!!! She is soooo cute

She has a very nice home as well