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> I have a rather intersting question, and I know some people have
>asked about the mice/gerbil thing before here on GML. Now I ask that no one
>FLAME on me for asking this, it is in the intrest of curiosity. Is it
>possible for pinky mice to nurse from a gerbil mother?? Of course weaning and
>taking out the tank would be later on. I happened to be in a store in Upstate
>NY yesterday, I actually seen the rather disturbing site of "pinky mice" for
>sale...for you know what. It bothered me because they had maybe 3 mothers in
>a tank, and dozens of these babies...impossible to nurse every single one. So
>it struck my curiosity, because I noticed pinky mice, look alot, a bit
>different, like new born gerbil pups. Let me know what you think people! And
>dont flip on me, its a question!
>
>Thanks!!
>DRL
Gerbil milk will be very much more concentrated than mouse milk which
may cause dehydration of the pups.
As for the mice in the pet shop, a mother can nurse well over a dozen
pinkies each. Litters of eighteen or more can be raised, especially by
white mice. These have been selected in labs for prolific breeding for
over a hundred years.
--
Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
