Bacchus Residents

General Information: The most commonly kept pet gerbils are Mongolian. As their name suggests, they’re found in Mongolia. Gerbils are a social burrowing rodent and live in groups known as ‘clans’. They have an average lifespan of 2-3 years but ages up to 8 years have been reported - we’ve only known 5 years.  Mongolian gerbils are largely diurnal, meaning most active during the day, however, they can exhibit crepuscular behaviour, meaning most active around dusk and dawn. They're an omnivorous rodent, meaning their diet consists of both plant-based and meat-based materials. You can follow us on social media:  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter To learn more about us, visit  our website You can donate to us via our  Paypal ,  Amazon Wishlist ,  Patreon ,  GoFundMe  and  Hay Experts Wishlist For any other enquiries, please email bacchusresidents@outlook.com Care: Housing/Enrichment: Mongolian gerbils are known for their burrowing behaviour. We must create a s

One thing we swear by is to never think you know it all, or have seen it all. We'd never encountered an auricular haematoma before, and it was actually really interesting to see how the issue was resolved. Firstly, we'll introduce you to Petunia. Arrival: Petunia secured a spot here with us because she was a lone rat. We really discourage keeping rats alone wherever possible, we knew we could find her some companions here with us. She was approximately 6 months old when she arrived on the 14th of August 2019. Fortunately, we managed to bond her to our mischief of does and neutered bucks. You can follow us on social media:  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter To learn more about us, visit  our website You can donate to us via our  Paypal ,  Amazon Wishlist , and  Hay Experts Wishlist For any other enquiries, please email bacchusresidents@outlook.com Auricular Haematoma: Auricular:  relating to the ear and/or hearing. Haematoma: localised bleeding outs

Wesley arrived in our care with an unresolved respiratory infection and overgrown nails.  He was also in need of companionship.  He was an approximately 1-2-year-old unneutered boar. You can follow us on social media:  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter To learn more about us, visit  our website You can donate to us via our  Paypal ,  Amazon Wishlist , and  Hay Experts Wishlist For any other enquiries, please email bacchusresidents@outlook.com Medical Treatment: Respiratory Issues: Firstly, resolving Wesley's medical issues was slightly more complicated than we initially suspected.  We started with a 7-day course of oral Baytril/Enrofloxacin (fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent). He was supported with oral 1mg:1kg Metacam/Meloxicam (NSAID) QD and nebulized F10 antiseptic solution. Symptoms had mostly subsided but he had ongoing upper-respiratory inflammation, so we continued with oral NSAIDs. Shortly after antibiotics had been discontinued, Wesley develope

Sid Vicious arrived as a very 'aggressive' lone male rat who desperately required companionship. His owner was unable to handle him and knew he required someone with more expertise regarding rats and their behaviour. We agreed to work with Sid. A few weeks later, we took on Sid's previous owner's two remaining rats - Edie and Eileen. They have incredibly different life-stories. The rats arrived due to unforeseeable circumstances with their previous owner, meaning they could no longer look after their beloved rats. You can follow us on social media:  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Twitter To learn more about us, visit  our website You can donate to us via our  Paypal ,  Amazon Wishlist , and  Hay Experts Wishlist For any other enquiries, please email bacchusresidents@outlook.com Edie: Edie has been a Bacchus Resident for several months. She's an incredibly shy doe who can nip but rarely breaks the skin.  Edie thrives in the company of other ra

We wanted to do a late post introducing you to our permanent resident female Mongolian gerbil, Blue! We adopted Blue from Notts Nibblers Rodent Rescue when they announced their closure. Blue had been a complicated lone gerbil after declanning from her clan. Notts Nibblers had attempted to bond her to another lone female, but things didn't work out. Notts Nibblers wanted Blue to be trialled with a castrated/neutered male Mongolian gerbil. Fortunately for Blue, we had Bernard.  You can follow us on social media: Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter For more information about us, visit our website You can donate to us via our Paypal , Amazon Wishlist , and Hay Experts Wishlist For any other enquiries, please email bacchusresidents@outlook.com Bernard: Bernard is our neutered male gerbil with a partially amputated tail.  To learn more about Bernard's tail amputation, you can read our blog post . Failed Bonding Attempt: As you've probably figured out,