>Oh dear...
>
>I did see them mating about a week and a half ago. But thought that they
>were just pretending cos I read that two females can sometimes do that and
>they must be females cos the pet shop said they were. I've never been able
>to keep them still enough to do a proper investigation.
First thing most every gerbil keeper learns...the pet shop is
not always accurate. Quite a few new gerbil keepers have
been gifted by what they thought were two or three boys or
girls..because the petshop said they were.
>Red Far I is and always has been a bit chunky and bigger than Black Far I.
Some gerbils are slender, some are chunky. However, what
else you've said, I think you need to get a helper, catch them
one at a time and compare. At least catch both at once (this
NEEDS a helper) and compare their bottomsides. I am betting
they won't match....
>They are about 17 weeks old now. I bought them at 7 weeks
>old, and they've been together the whole time since.
Gestation is about 4 weeks... and that would make them
about the right age to produce a good sized first litter....
>Will need to do some reading.
>
>Oh dear...
Just doublecheck the sexing. :) Like I said, pet stores have
been known to be wrong. Heck, even us breeders can muff it <g>
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
