Jocelyn Kessinger wrote:
> It has not happned to me bu tfrom what i have read
> they do usualy eat the dead ones. This is to keep the
> nest/home clean. I hope it was not because of there
> names. I could really be in trouble. See i have a pair
> named Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. In greek mythology
> Clytemnestra had her lover kill Agamemnon who was her
> husband. Hope the gerbils dont all start taking after
> there name sakes. :)
>
> Jocie Kessinger
> The Titan Clan (the Titans were all over thrown by
> ther children the gods led by Zuse so I could really
> be in for it)
Yes, they often eat dead babies. After all, in the wild there's nobody
to take care of the problem but themselves! I've found dead ones before
they were touched, and I've had some just disappear. It's fairly rare
for them to eat live babies, though. I wouldn't be concerned at this
point as litters of only two don't usually survive anyway, if I remember
right.
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