Hi again
I bought two gerbils (females) from a pet store because I couldn't locate a
breeder nearby. (Big mistake, the one female was probably about a week
pregnant) They are the only gerbils I have, so I can't pair up Two-Bits
w/another gerbil unless I go out and buy another gerbil (I'm sure my mom
would love that) so I was wondering I could pair her up again with mom
(sorry, the gerbil isn't named yet :) after I (hopefully) sell the babies?
(using the split cage method, of course)
Thanks again
Staci
>Absolutely not! She should remain on her own from now on, or be paired with
>another adult female if you don't intend to breed her. She has just grown
>up is all. Her hormones have probably just kicked in and she realized that
>these pups weren't her own. Female gerbils are notorious for killing pups
>which are not theirs. If a gerbil is smaller than her she will think it is
>a pup and attack. So, be sure to pair her up with another gerbil of the
>same size.
Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo
The Izzy Clan
Staci wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > I just woke up and heard an noise coming from my gerbil cage. I checked
>and Two-Bit was attacking the baby gerbils! Two-Bit is not the mother but
>she was living with the mom when the mom had the babies. The babies are
>three weeks old today (there are 3 babies) and two just opened their eyes
>yesterday. Two-Bit was living peacefully with them for this long, she was
>almost a better mom then their mom! I have a problem though. To separate
>her, I had to put her in the empty aquarium I was planning to move the
>whole family to (as soon as I got a lid for it) So two-bit is in there
>with no food dish, water bottle, and a towel for a lid! But why was two-bit
>attacking the babies? Can I put her back in the cage w/the babies & Mom
>after a few hours of "solitary confinement"?
> > HELP!
> >
> > Thank you in advance
> > Staci
> >
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