I can't find a home for my gerbils?

Question

I've been looking for about a month, but I still can't find a home for the gerbil pups one of my gerbils had. I've put up flyers everywhere, but no one is responding to them. I've also tried to sell them to about everyone in my neighborhood, but nobody wants them. I even tried giving them away for free, and that didn't work. I've also called every pet store and animal shelter in the phone book, and none of them will take the pups, even for free. If you have any recommendations that could help me out, I'd really appreciate it.

Answer 1

craigslist. everyone looks for everything on there.

Answer 2

put adds on the internet, I know this is bad but it maybe an idea to talk to a pet shop if everything else fails

Answer 3

have you tried craigslist? Great website

Answer 4

I'd recommend you don't breed your animals without finding homes for them before-hand, then you wouldn't have to burden rescue centers when your stuck with them

Answer 5

put ads up in busy public places and ur sure they will find a new home soon, take good care of them ad maby put a photo of them on th ad.

Answer 6

Have you tried posting on http://www.craigslist.com or your local newspaper classifieds? Please keep in mind that you should ask an adoption fee, even as low as $5 and ask potential adopters a few questions just to ensure they're not going to be snake food or anything like that.

If you were near me, I'd be happy to take them, but I don't think you are. Sorry! Good luck with placing them. If all else fails, have you considered keeping them? Gerbils aren't that much work and can be great pets.

Answer 7

First thing. You shouldn't have bred them in the first place. This situation is much too common, and the reason for so many homeless animals in shelters.

It sounds like you're just trying to get rid of them. DO NOT give them away to just anybody. That is irresponsible and dangerous. What would you do if you had a young sibling that squeezed and injured it, or if another pet killed it? This also happens much too often.

Just wait for a while; you may end up having to keep them all, but I doubt it. Patience is very important. Seperate all the males from the females, because you don't want even more pups, since it seems like you're having enough trouble as it is. You bought and ignorantly bred the animals, and now you're responsible for them.