>went to their tank Nickodemus was chasing Templeton
>around and then to my suprise mounting him. Now
>Gerbils are a new thing to me so this might sound like
>a dumb question but this game of chase and mount went
>on for like 20 mins of what i saw. But he would only
>mount for like 4 quick seconds and then release. Is
>this normal breeding for gerbils? Are my gerbils
>gay?(Nickodemus is a male,and the store said that
>Templeton is a male also)(they were bought two weeks
>apart) Or is Templeton actually should be named
>Tempest?
Mounting between same sex gerbils is a dominance
thing.
Just double check the sexing on your gerbies, though.
Gestation is about four weeks (25-28 days) so the week
before Halloween, will tell you for sure. (whether it's a
trick or treat).
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
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