Re: please read this!! (its about gerbils)

[Elizabeth]

Sondra Dorsey wrote:

> Hi Charlie,
>
> Although I haven't tried this personally, I have heard
> that it you want to prevent the post-birth mating, you
> can just remove the male for up to 24 hours.  I've
> heard that this is about long enough for their urge to
> mate to pass, but not so long that they will forget
> about each other and fight when you put them back
> together.

I tried this once, it ended up in a scuffle and I had to separate them.

Elizabeth