Is it ok to mate a brother and sister? I thought that inbreeding is generally not a
good idea.
--Jodie
-----Original Message-----
From: "Spela Marincic"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun Apr 01 11:52:22 PDT 2001
Subject: Re: Mating concerns
>i had brother and sister in the same cage for 1 year and they didn't
>mate. After 1 year they had 4 litters from spring to fall.
>But then i separated them, cause there was no colorful pups (only lilac
>all the time) and male passed away in 3 weeks. so don't separate them!!!
>i think that was from sadness. i feel miserable when i think of this,
>cause i didn't want this to happen.
>Spela
>
>Sondra Dorsey wrote:
>
>> Should I be worried if my gerbils don't seem to
>> attempt to mate? They are both about 18-19 weeks old,
>> and brother and sister. I had read somewhere that
>> mating usually takes place in the evenings, while
>> birth takes place at night. I have seen them sort of
>> attempt to mate, but never actually go through with
>> the act. The female is incredibly active, always
>> jumping and rolling her tin can around, and is small
>> and thin. Her mate is more content to just take
>> leisurely strolls around the tank and gnaw on things,
>> and is getting a bit chubby.
>>
>> So I guess my question is, should this be a
>> concern...as much as I love my gerbs, I would really
>> like to start breeding, so if they're not a good
>> match, I'd like to pair them up with some of my
>> "eligible single gerbs". If it is a matter of just
>> giving them time, that's not a problem, but if there
>> is some kind of physical or genetic problem preventing
>> them from mating, I'd like to pair them up with
>> different mates.
>>
>> And if I end up doing the latter, will they be sad not
>> being with their original mate, or will they adapt to
>> a new mate normally?
>>
>> Thanks so much for listening to me babble!
>>
>> Sondra
>>
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