thanks!
yes this is the first litter of 'my' parents. they are brother and sister,
and they are 1 year old.
i think they don't know much about parenthood :) they both are sleeping in
the tunnel, the pups are alone. :(
pups are everywhere . all the time i am picking up pups. i think i must buy
a bird-nest or something, that they will be in one piece - 6 pups all
together. what about in the night? i must sleep, too.
I won't hesitate to ask.
Spela
----- Original Message -----
From: Susanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Spela Marin�i� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: pups
> Hi Spela,
>
> congratulations on the new pups!
>
> And yes, I would check the gerbilarium, probably even several times a day,
> especially if this is the parents first litter.
> If the gerbils don't know you well yet, you can carefully move the pups
back
> into the nest with a spoon.
>
> And make sure to give the mom some protein (mealworms, dry cat- or dogfood
> for example) and water.
>
> Enjoy your gerbil family!
> When we had our first pups, I was very nervous and kept checking on them.
> And don't be too worried, if the parents dig the pups out of the nest
> occasionally,
> it's normal.
> I would take out any heavy objects, because the pups can get crushed under
> wooden houses or heavy food-bowls.
> Also, only give them toiletpaper or papertowels as nesting material,
> commercial
> hamsterbed can be dangerous. The strands get wrapped around the babies
feet
> and can cut off the bloodflow.
>
> Good luck and don't hesitate to ask questions!
>
> Susanne
>
> > Today I woke up and my darlin' Banana wasn't fat anymore, she gave birth
> to
> > 6 pink gerbils. :)
> > In the 'nest' are now 6 pups, but I found 2 of them in the other corners
> of
> > aquarium. Mother did not care, if they were not by others. Father was
all
> > the time in the nest, while mother was diging in the corner. I saw she
was
> > nervous. I think she will make a nest somewhere else. How can I know,
that
> > all the pups will be carried into the new nest? I gave that 2 of pups
> back
> > in the nest - wery careful and I did not touch pup's skin with my hands.
> Did
> > I do something wrong? Minutes later mother & father were sleeping with
> pups
> > in the nest.
> > I am worried. Must I look into the gerbilarium every day, if something
is
> > wrong? The pups will die, if they were outside the nest...
> > Please give me some tips!
> >
> > Spela from Slovenia
> >
> >
>
