----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 8:03
PM
Subject: KMR and orphaned pups
Hey all:
I know that this
subject has been hashed about as nauseum, but I haven't paid
too much
attention as it hasn't affected me before, so I'll open it again.
Just
about an hour ago, I was at my local pet store considering starting
another breeding pair and looking for the most interesting looking gerbils
I
could come up with. I saw a lovely DEH sprawled leisurely alone in
the
corner of one of the tanks and got excited. I'd been wanting one
for quite
awhile. However, when I roused it, I noticed two beautiful
little 3-week old
agouti pups beneath it. Those of you who have seen
_The Crying Game_ can
understand my confusion when I picked my little
friend up and noticed that
she was a he. I talked to the manager,
who guessed that the mother had
accidentally been sold. I talked him
into selling me the male anyway, along
with some KMR and told him I'd be
happy to try to hand-rear the pups. They
are semi-listless and get
cold pretty quickly, but he does sit on them to
keep them warm. A
little while ago, I got them to take about 1 CC between
the two of them.
They were eating with a little gusto, which makes me feel a
bit
better. Any help, advice, or even moral support would be greatly
appreciated.
I'll keep you all up to date.
Thanks :)
Sarah
I don't have any experience with
orphaned pups, but I do think they have a much better chance with the male
there, so you did the right thing getting him too,
definitely.
I'm sure there are others on the
list with this experience.
