overcrowded?

[Cecilie Stentoft]

Hey list!   I've been on the list for a while, but this is the first time i'm writing to you all for a bit of advice. Let me first introduce myself... my name is Cecilie, i'm from Denmark and bought with my boyfriend two gerbils (Fedte and Mini) some months ago. On new years day Mini gave birth to five pups, everything has been running smoothly until this morning, were she gave birth to another five pups. Too many gerbils in too little space? We keep them i an aquarium which should be big enough for 2 big gerbils, but might be a bit overcrowded with the old pups and the new ones. Right now things seem quiet in the tank, Mini is lying in a corner with the small pups, they have 2 houses but she doesn't use any of them. The big pups seems pretty curious about the new ones, but generally leave them alone, I haven't seen Fedte by the new pups.   My question is this... what to do? Should we remove the old pups or is it too soon to do so, or should we just go on like before and see what happens?   Hope to hear from you soon...   Cecilie