I'm pretty new to gerbils/breeding (six months), but....My guess would
be about six weeks old. Although I've noticed a great variation in size
just with the 13 pups that my clan has birthed. If he's been out on his
own for a while he might be older (i.e., smaller than normal). If it is
a boy, I've noticed that the boy-parts look pretty prominate at 6-7
weeks before they get covered up with fur and sexing gerbils gets hard
again.
Deb Rebel wrote:
> I have had an unknown gerbil show up in the house; and
> need to figure out it's age.
>
> It is just over 2 1/2 inches (just under 6.5 cm) long, from
> nose to base of tail, when sitting not-stretched on all four
> paws. That is not including the tail length.
>
> I have triple checked, and everybody else seems to be
> accounted for. So ????? I don't think it was a feral
> gerbil that escaped the day I brought the rescuees in.
> I also had a nose count that jived with those at that time.
>
> Thanks. :)
>
> Deb Rebel
> Rebel's Rodent Ranch
