Michelle Haines wrote:
> At 01:06 PM 8/8/00 -0400, Paige McDonald wrote:
>
> >No person can control how many pups their gerbils decide to have in a
> >litter, or how many litters. Someone could have 20 gerbils in two months
> >by just ONE pair. Unless they're just going around and splitting up pairs
> >when the pup tanks are a bit full. THAT is irresponsible breeding.
>
> If you've bred too many, and need to stop a specific pair and don't
> want to split them up, have the male neutered.
Unfortunately not everyone has that option of having a good vet nearby with
experience neutering small animals. I have a friend in NY who has had several
of her males neutered because she does know such a person, and I recently
sold a pair of gerbs to a very nice young vet in VA who has done that
procedure on her own gerbils! LOL But VA is 4 hrs from here. I have split
some of my pairs. One is fine, the oher... the male died 3 wks later. (Kept
with 2 of his sons as well, and a young gerb.) Which does make me wonder.
Elizabeth
