On determining gerbil gender...
Before they get much fur, use the dimple method; you can use this method from
about 10 days to 17 days. Interestingly, males have no no nipples and females
do, see these site for picture:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9792/how2breed.html
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/SexingPups.html
My seven year old and I are at 100% accuracy at indepently sexing pups using this
method (13 pups so far).
>From 4 weeks to about 7 weeks the boy-parts are pretty obvious.
Then they get covered up with a heavy coat of fur and you have to use the method
of whether the two "buttons" are close together (female) or far apart (male), see
this site
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9792/how2breed.html
Hope this is helpful (while keeping that "G rating"!)
-- Donna A.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have the same question about separating , how do you know at that young age
> what their sex is? Stuart(named her before I knew the right sex!) just had
> her third litter and figuring she is pregnant again, I don't want another
> one. Any helpful hints..
