Elaine Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>I realize that the size of pups will differ, but could someone tell me the
>average size of a six week old pup, one that is ready to be sold? When we
>got our boys they were already about 3 months old and we have not been
>around any pups (Thankfully Tana knows how to sex gerbils). 8-) I have
>looked on several web pages but could not find any mention of size, only
>age.
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>The reason I ask is that we were at the local pet shop the other day and
>saw some baby gerbils for sale. They seemed kind of small to us. Without
>their tails they were about 2 to 2 1/2 inches long. I just wondered if
>they were really old enough to be sold.
This sounds a little small. But they were probably old enough.
--
Julian
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