Newest family members (^_^)

Not too much to say... just wanted to post up some pics. Tell me how cute they are. 😁

This is Niq and our newest guinea pig right after having a bath... we haven't named him yet (the black one), though they called him "Big Perm" at the pet store. 😂

This is Testiclees (the proud papa) with two of the babies. I didn't know this until recently, but the dad gerbil will do everything for them (aside from nursing them) that the mom will do, too. So far I think he's been a good helper; I've seen him fluff up the nest to keep them warm and run down to check on them lots of times. I like that... they're a little family. 😍

This is Blondie (the mama), with two of the babies. She's chewing up a toilet paper tube to go in her nest. This morning one of them got too far away from the nest so she picked it up by the leg and carried it back. I know she didn't hurt it, but it was funny to see.

This is Cleo, (who was Blondie's roommate before they came to live with us, btw - we didn't name either of them... the girl who gave them to us did). Anyway, this is Cleo snoozing on her back with babies piled up on her. *sigh* She looks so comfy I kind of wish I was a gerbil...

And this is Cleo and the babies again... it's really neat how everyone pitches in to help out (they all check on the babies and try to keep them warm and stuff). So as far as we know there are only four... but yesterday we thought there were only three, so... we don't really know how many are in there. Put it this way - four is the most we've seen at one time. 😄 Anyway, there you go. 😊