> Hi Guys,
>
> Paige has told me that if gerbils end up with only one surviving pup in a
> litter, it has very little chance for survival, but she doesn't know why.
>
> Do any of you? And is there any way to increase the lone pup's chances,
> other than fostering?
>
> Thanks
> Ronni
This is because one pup can't stimulate the mother enough to produce milk.
The pup ends of starving to death because the milk has dried up.
Ann-Marie Roberts
T&T Gerbils, member of the AGS
Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
Please visit my website and pup count project at:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
