Who is a Gerbil?

Deskjet Shredder · 04-20-2002, 11:44 AM

Today I've watched the ep "Bye Bye Fly" where Mikey turned into a rodent (actually, that was funny!

). But whom did he turn into exactly?

In one translation they said it was a hamster, in another one they claimed it was a rabbit. I haven't found the Russian equivalent to the word "Gerbil" even in the biggest dictionary.

**Kali** · 04-20-2002, 11:49 AM

It is a rodent people keep as pets. They're a bit like mice (which makes me wonder why Mike looked like a hamster.)

Deskjet Shredder · 04-20-2002, 11:54 AM

Thanks. Is it an English word? (I just wonder why I haven't found it in the encyclopedia).

**Kali** · 04-20-2002, 12:01 PM

I don't know if it's an English word. The entry I found says gerbil's are from Africa and Asia minor. And there's even some in Russia.

**HorseTechie** · 04-20-2002, 12:38 PM

Ahhh! Gerbils... my expertise!

I honestly think they turned Mike into a hamster. Hamsters are light brown, have fuzzy fur, and they have very short tails.

I only had gerbils as pets when I was kid, cause I liked them more than hamsters. These guys take after the 'kangaroo rat', which is found in desert-like regions of northern Africa, Arabia, and Mongolia.

Gerbils are normally dark brown, have sleek fur, and a long tail that has a taft of fur at the end. They are also ten times more active that hamsters, and like scratching or chewing on things (a sign that they are burrowing animals).

http://www.gerbils.co.uk/

Aren't they soooo cute!

Whereas, this is a hamster...

*shuts up now*

**azure turtle** · 04-20-2002, 01:12 PM

LOL! How adorable. I wish I had some sort of rodent for a pet, but my parents were always afraid that it'd get loose and the house would become it's playground. Eh, parents are strange, ne?

**Machias Banshee** · 04-20-2002, 03:37 PM

heh, now instead of having a pet rodent despite your parents, now you have a pet rodent for a parent!

**azure turtle** · 04-20-2002, 04:04 PM

Gah!
*resists urge to bap Machias*
Now that I think of it, 'tis a bit ironic.

Saisei · 04-20-2002, 04:12 PM

Gerbils are definately the cutest rodents I've ever seen. My brothers and I used to have four of them, one each, but one day my youngest bro thought that they didn't look happy inside their cage and decided to set them free. We never got to see them again...

**azure turtle** · 04-20-2002, 04:43 PM

Awww....that's sad

**HorseTechie** · 04-20-2002, 06:09 PM

*hehe* that's the bad thing about gerbils. They are so hyper and skittish, they can be such a pain to catch if they get loose in the house!

It was funny, one gerbil I had named Hoggle had chewed out of the lil plastic cage he was in one morning. (He was still new, so I kept him in that cage until the other gerbils got used to him)

But Dad was sitting at the kitchen table drinking his coffee and reading the paper, when Hoggle goes running across the top of his bare feet. That surely gave him a jump start to the day!

**Machias Banshee** · 04-20-2002, 06:09 PM

If i could, i'd give you one of our baby hamsters....

*snickers at Azure's urges*

**Kali** · 04-20-2002, 06:15 PM

And would anyone happen to know why they called Michaelangelo a gerbil when he was actually a hamster? Maybe they didn't know what a gerbil really looked like. I know I didn't until I looked it up today. I was a hamster person.

**azure turtle** · 04-20-2002, 06:33 PM

I had no idea what gerbils really looked like either. Hamsters I knew, but gerbils I just assumed were similar.

Deskjet Shredder · 04-21-2002, 10:55 AM

Hey, remember it's a TMNT discussion!

Let's talk of Mikey. He was turned into a rodent without ears (so that can't be a rabbit) and without tail (and according to the photo HorseTechie has provided (BTW thanx HT they look really cute) gerbils have long tails.)

Deskjet Shredder · 04-21-2002, 11:00 AM

So I agree with those who said Mike was a hamster but I've got one more theory... Maybe Mike is a Guinea pig?

**azure turtle** · 04-21-2002, 01:09 PM

A guinea pig?? I dunno...I haven't seen that episode in such a long time. But maybe he was a guinea pig. Poor Mike...

**HorseTechie** · 04-22-2002, 10:30 AM

Thta's was what I thought too. They drew Mike soooo big, he looked more like a genia pig!

But we should all know the vaildity and irrational logic of the TMNT cartoons had. Like, how else can the TMNT (who are supposed to be in hiding) drive around a nearly vacant NYC in a colorful van with the logo on it and huge arsenal all over, and not cause the police to call in the SWAT team on them?

Deskjet Shredder · 04-22-2002, 11:06 AM

Well, I do agree that they should have chosen a less attractive van if they were going to hide. But were they? I mean, they did not want anyone to know about their lair but they were not hiding like... err... Like the Sailor Scouts, if you've seen this anime.

Deskjet Shredder · 04-22-2002, 11:08 AM

Okay, I know it is not a very good comparison and maybe an insult for the Turtles.

04-20-2002, 11:44 AM	#1
Deskjet Shredder Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moscow City Posts: 138	Today I've watched the ep "Bye Bye Fly" where Mikey turned into a rodent (actually, that was funny! ). But whom did he turn into exactly? In one translation they said it was a hamster, in another one they claimed it was a rabbit. I haven't found the Russian equivalent to the word "Gerbil" even in the biggest dictionary. __________________ \|) 3 $ \|< _/ 3 ~\|~ $ \|-\| \|2 3 \|) \|) 3 \|2

04-20-2002, 11:54 AM	#3
Deskjet Shredder Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moscow City Posts: 138	Thanks. Is it an English word? (I just wonder why I haven't found it in the encyclopedia). __________________ \|) 3 $ \|< _/ 3 ~\|~ $ \|-\| \|2 3 \|) \|) 3 \|2

04-20-2002, 01:12 PM	#6
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	LOL! How adorable. I wish I had some sort of rodent for a pet, but my parents were always afraid that it'd get loose and the house would become it's playground. Eh, parents are strange, ne? __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

04-20-2002, 04:04 PM	#8
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Gah! resists urge to bap Machias Now that I think of it, 'tis a bit ironic. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

04-20-2002, 04:12 PM	#9
Saisei Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 282	Gerbils are definately the cutest rodents I've ever seen. My brothers and I used to have four of them, one each, but one day my youngest bro thought that they didn't look happy inside their cage and decided to set them free. We never got to see them again... __________________ The truth is out there, but I forgot the URL...

04-20-2002, 11:49 AM	#2
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	It is a rodent people keep as pets. They're a bit like mice (which makes me wonder why Mike looked like a hamster.)

04-20-2002, 12:01 PM	#4
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	I don't know if it's an English word. The entry I found says gerbil's are from Africa and Asia minor. And there's even some in Russia.

04-20-2002, 12:38 PM	#5
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	Ahhh! Gerbils... my expertise! I honestly think they turned Mike into a hamster. Hamsters are light brown, have fuzzy fur, and they have very short tails. I only had gerbils as pets when I was kid, cause I liked them more than hamsters. These guys take after the 'kangaroo rat', which is found in desert-like regions of northern Africa, Arabia, and Mongolia. Gerbils are normally dark brown, have sleek fur, and a long tail that has a taft of fur at the end. They are also ten times more active that hamsters, and like scratching or chewing on things (a sign that they are burrowing animals). http://www.gerbils.co.uk/ Aren't they soooo cute! Whereas, this is a hamster... shuts up now

04-20-2002, 03:37 PM	#7
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	heh, now instead of having a pet rodent despite your parents, now you have a pet rodent for a parent!

04-20-2002, 04:43 PM	#10
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Awww....that's sad __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

04-20-2002, 06:09 PM	#11
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	hehe that's the bad thing about gerbils. They are so hyper and skittish, they can be such a pain to catch if they get loose in the house! It was funny, one gerbil I had named Hoggle had chewed out of the lil plastic cage he was in one morning. (He was still new, so I kept him in that cage until the other gerbils got used to him) But Dad was sitting at the kitchen table drinking his coffee and reading the paper, when Hoggle goes running across the top of his bare feet. That surely gave him a jump start to the day!

04-20-2002, 06:15 PM	#13
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	And would anyone happen to know why they called Michaelangelo a gerbil when he was actually a hamster? Maybe they didn't know what a gerbil really looked like. I know I didn't until I looked it up today. I was a hamster person.

04-20-2002, 06:33 PM	#14
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	I had no idea what gerbils really looked like either. Hamsters I knew, but gerbils I just assumed were similar. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

04-21-2002, 10:55 AM	#15
Deskjet Shredder Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moscow City Posts: 138	Hey, remember it's a TMNT discussion! Let's talk of Mikey. He was turned into a rodent without ears (so that can't be a rabbit) and without tail (and according to the photo HorseTechie has provided (BTW thanx HT they look really cute) gerbils have long tails.) __________________ \|) 3 $ \|< _/ 3 ~\|~ $ \|-\| \|2 3 \|) \|) 3 \|2

04-21-2002, 11:00 AM	#16
Deskjet Shredder Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moscow City Posts: 138	So I agree with those who said Mike was a hamster but I've got one more theory... Maybe Mike is a Guinea pig? __________________ \|) 3 $ \|< _/ 3 ~\|~ $ \|-\| \|2 3 \|) \|) 3 \|2

04-21-2002, 01:09 PM	#17
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	A guinea pig?? I dunno...I haven't seen that episode in such a long time. But maybe he was a guinea pig. Poor Mike... __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

04-22-2002, 10:30 AM	#18
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	Thta's was what I thought too. They drew Mike soooo big, he looked more like a genia pig! But we should all know the vaildity and irrational logic of the TMNT cartoons had. Like, how else can the TMNT (who are supposed to be in hiding) drive around a nearly vacant NYC in a colorful van with the logo on it and huge arsenal all over, and not cause the police to call in the SWAT team on them?

04-22-2002, 11:06 AM	#19
Deskjet Shredder Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moscow City Posts: 138	Well, I do agree that they should have chosen a less attractive van if they were going to hide. But were they? I mean, they did not want anyone to know about their lair but they were not hiding like... err... Like the Sailor Scouts, if you've seen this anime. __________________ \|) 3 $ \|< _/ 3 ~\|~ $ \|-\| \|2 3 \|) \|) 3 \|2

04-22-2002, 11:08 AM	#20
Deskjet Shredder Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moscow City Posts: 138	Okay, I know it is not a very good comparison and maybe an insult for the Turtles. __________________ \|) 3 $ \|< _/ 3 ~\|~ $ \|-\| \|2 3 \|) \|) 3 \|2