Hi Mary, it is normal for a mother to dig and primp and to move the pups around
to different nests. I also did have the experience with dad taking a pup off to
his nest (around 7 days) they all started sleeping in one nest.
I would continue to check and make sure the pups are together in a nest. With
two pups, especially in the early pre-fuzz days maintaining body heat is a huge
issue. I'd suggest that you keep the tank super warm for this first week, say
mid-80 degrees (but not too hot). Use a thermometer to make sure the temperature
is controlled.
Good luck to you and your two little pups -- Donna A.
Mary McDermott wrote:
> OK, my gerbil has a litter of 2 day old pups, yesterday when I went to check
> on her (and her pups) all the pups were on the opposite side of the tank
> (from where the nest was), they were scattered all over the place while the
> Mom dug in her corner! After she was done with her digging she picked up the
> babies and put them back (in the nest), ummmm, why do you guys think she did
> this?
>
> Oh yeah, also last night I noticed a missing baby, I checked all over and
> tried to find it. I dug in a corner about a foot from the Original nest, I
> found one hungry little pup (it was the pup with the bubble nose), I put it
> back in with the others, do you guys think the baby just crawled out of the
> nest (they are REALLY active, even at day 2), do you think the Mom put it
> there and forgot about it, do you think the dad stole a pup and wanted to sit
> on it, but then forgot about it, or do you guys think something else?
> ~~~( 3:> Mary <:3 )~~~
