Saturday, May 16, 2026

My Beau

  Happiness Is... Enjoying Little Things

Gerbils: proof that good things come in small, furry packages. - Anonymous

Beau Bean was Fav Grand/D’s until, somehow, he got adopted by G a couple of years ago. When I told him so, he just ran in circles—guess he was okay with it.


When you’re daydreaming and someone makes eye contact with you

He has luxurious soft sand-shade fur, white underbelly, long and narrow back feet, and a tail that’s half his body’s length.

Favorite time of day? Hands down, it’s chow-time.



He’s like a tiny furry ninja—silent, swift, and always plotting his next snack…


…whether it’s a juicy blueberry (left) or Panda Express rice - huh? wha’??!!...



… or a Queen of Greens Lavish Leaf lettuce (right).

Is a vegetarian permitted to eat animal crackers?

Actually, he also loves Brioche and sour dough bread, Chuy’s chips, Fortune cookie, and banana strings. If he had a diet plan, it would be called All You Can Chew.

I’ve always wondered, though, why he snubs regular gerbil food. I suppose, he thinks meal is just a four-letter word for snack.

Yup, like all rodents, Beau is a dedicated chewer – of toilet paper roll with a few sheets left on, cardboard of all kinds, and brown wrapping paper.


A natural burrower, this little critter keeps busy creating tunnels in his bedding.


My house isn’t messy. It’s just a live-in art installation.

He is a delight to watch when he moves into and decorates a new hideaway (empty square tissue box, in this instance).

Or even when he stands on his back feet with his front paws in the air, angling to get a better view or a better sniff of anything that catches his interest. 



A brave tiny critter, too! He stands up to larger felines who have expressed an interest on him being lunch.

Stand down, Minnie – he doesn’t give a crap of what you think!

Photo: I.T.V. Columbus


Left: Christmas With Beau. Cage bedecked with holiday décor. Right: A Many-Colored Dream House (internet pic only)

Beau thinks he’s a dog.

He fetches my heart every time.

Let me tell you, having him has been a wheel-y good time!

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