Well Donna, since I see that your nesting box question has been extensively
answered (though I too do not use nesting boxes, nor allow any sort of
box/can/etc in the tank while the pups still have their eyes closed) I will
concentrate on the second half of your question. The average, and pretty
standard gestation period for gerbils is 24 days. From experience I've
noticed that pregnancy can be fairly apparent from handling the female up to
10 days before birth, however, pregnancy is not usually visibly noticable
until just a few days before the big event. I hope this helps.
-Will Bickler
Evergreen Gerbils Ltd.
>From: Donna Anastasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Nesting box
>Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 21:17:27 -0500
>
>When breeding gerbils, what is a good nesting box? Currently my pair
>sleeps in
>a small sized Kleenex box, but that seems too flimsy for a litter; and
>depending
>on their mood they sometimes gnaw it to bits. I read somewhere that you
>could
>use a bird nesting box. I found a wooden finch one, 5 inches cube with a
>lid
>that lifts up. The hole is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 2 1/2
>inches up off the ground.
>
>Also, when does a pregnant female gerbil look obviously fatter? It's been
>15
>days since the pair exhibited a night of textbook mating behavior.
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