Re: 2 Questions

[Bill & Fran Hall]

1) My personal opinion and what I have learned from this list, is do not add to the tank, specially if they are male and female and breeding! 2) NO they  will not eat there young if they smell you on there babies , That is hamsters. Its not good to hold them right away in 3-4 days if you have to. They are to young to play with.  Fran ********************************************************** Home to the..Angelica Clan of Gerbils: Silver ( Lilac) & Goldie (Argente Golden) 2/15/00) & 4 babies!(04/10/00), Blackie( Black) (3/1/00) & Calie(Dark Golden Agouti) ( 3/4/00),& 3 babies! Midnight ( Black)(3/18/00) & Lucky Sunshine (Spotted Nutmeg)(04/14/00) Dusky (Spotted Nutmeg) 04/14/00 Dawn (Lilac) (3/30/00) Hamsters: Sparky 03/18/00 Dogs: Cottie & Teddie Member of the AGS & Proud to rescue small animals. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^     ----- Original Message ----- From: Indigo Child To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 11:26 PM Subject: 2 Questions Hello again everyone :)   I have 2 questions...the first one being about me buying another gerbil. Right now I have a male and a female alone in a 50 gallon aquarium tank (I guess they figure it's a castle compared to the store cage...hehe) and I was wondering if it would be wise to add another gerbil to the environment? If so...what gender should it be? I have been taking into consideration the size of the aquarium tank and I am assuming that because of how large it is, there may not be so many territorial desputes...but, I may be wrong :)   My second questions is about the handling of pups. How soon is it safe to pick up the gerbil pups after they are born?...and is it true that if the scent of another person/animal (other than the parents) is on the pups, that the gerbils will kill and/or eat the pups?   Jason (Sleepless) ----------------------------------------- You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one... Homepage - http://www.geckox.com