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> From: Amy Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Omg, this is too weird!
> Date: 16 April 2000 05:22
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> HI Everyone. OK! This is so odd. MOst of you know that I am
babysitting
> my friends gerbils. One is a nutmeg and one is a lilac pied I believe.
The
> nutmeg is obviously bigger than lilac pied. Well, I checked to make sure
> they were females. Well, the nutmeg is male!!! They never had any
babies!
> I don't know if they mounted though. What is up with this?
>
Well, sometimes a male/female pair don't reproduce. Sometimes, they don't
start to reproduce until they are about 6 months old.
You don't say how old these gerbils are and how long they have been
together.
Also, you say the nutmeg is much larger than the lilac. Well, some
overweight females are prone to putting on weight round the hips, just like
us humans. Then the genital area can bulge a bit and it looks like the
female has testicles.
Sue
