The Baby Girls

Violet has been BEGGING me for a pet hamster for months. I told her she had to research it, tell me all about it, and then save up all the money to do it. She went to the library and checked out every hamster book there. She learned about their lifespan (3-5 years), that they don't like sharing their cage with another hamster (except in the case of dwarf ones), and that they needed their food and water changed daily. After more research, because she really thought it would be cool to have two of them, she was leaning toward a dwarf hamster (although the recommended age for caring for them is 14 and up). Then we thought about gerbils, which are smaller than hamsters (but not as small as dwarf ones) and they like to share their cage with siblings. That way both Violet and Riley could get one. She was liking that more and more! It took her 3 months to save the money to get the cage, bedding, tubes, food, and running balls, but she did it and now she is the proud mama (with Riley as the proud dad!) of two "baby girls" named Hermione and Juliet.

Here is Hermione (Riley's gerbil):

She is a light gray color and her eyes are light too - they almost look red (but not in a creepy way! LOL!)

And this is Juliet (Violet's getbil):
She is more brown than Hermione and she has black eyes.
Juliet is very curious.
And here are the two "baby girls", as Violet calls them.
We've had them for a couple months now and they really are cute. Violet puts them in their little rolling balls and lets them run around in my office while she cleans their cage. They love to burrow and run and climb and play and they have only escaped once (LOL - on *MY* watch!).

I am really proud at how responsible she is in taking care of them, too! She is definitely proving that she would make a great veterinarian. :)