Around midnight I found myself wide awake in bed researching gerbils on the internet. Somewhere around 1:00 a.m. I determined the only logical conclusion was the gerbil was hibernating because it got cold so suddenly. To combat this condition I moved the cage from Max's room (where they were by the drafty window) to the family room, placing them directly under a lamp (you know, to warm her up and get her out of hibernation mode). Feeling pretty darn accomplished I returned to sleep. When the alarm sounded I rushed to check on Carla's status and there I found one really completely and totally dead gerbil.
Let's all take a moment to remember Carla as we once knew her.
Alive:
Came home on August 15, 2011. Died on October 30, 2012.
