Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Thanks to everyone who helped me with the pregnancy question before.
>
>My female Agouti just had a litter of four pups in the middle of the
>night, and I was wondering if the female is supposed to be so rough with
>her babies. She pushes them around (sometimes they go flying!) I'm
>concerned, will they be hurt?? This is her first litter, and my first
>pair of gerbils.
>
>Kris
Don't worry, this is normal. it is very rare for the pups to be harmed
even though gerbil mothers often kick them around!
--
Julian
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