[Angela] [Hull] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Remember the mother I talked about earlier? Well, another one of her pups
>died and it looked like it wasn't fed. The others look fine. She doesn't
>seem to sleep in the nest anymore. Should I take over the last three pups
>and hand feed them? Just feed them by hand once a day? How do I know if
>they need to be fed? Kinda new to this hand feeding thing. Any advice is
>helpful. Thanks :)
>
>Angie
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It would be better to leave them in and for you to also feed them. Only
if you are sure she is not feeding them at all, or she appears to be
chasing them or injuring them, should you remove them. Even a bad gerbil
mother is probably going to do a better job than hand feeding. But hand
feeding as a supplement to a little help from the mother is probably
better.
--
Julian
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