She might want the older pups out, five is a lot to have in the tank with a new litter. You could try removing them all or leaving just one or two. Also could you have gotten a foreign smell on the pup. Old litter and soot are two smells I've found to make the mother react very aggressively to a pup. Donna ABC Gerbils www.abcgerbils.com --- Iva English <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > A few days ago I lost a four week old pup (I have > never lost one that old :( > to a respiratory infection I think, I was treating > it with tetracycline and > KMR but I couldn't pull the poor little girl throuh > it. Anyway, the rest of > the litter is in perfect health. The day before I > lost her the mother > started acting very aggressively towards the pups. > She was picking them up > and it was almost like she was throwing them around! > She would go after one > first than another. Since the pups were weaned I > removed them, it is her > fourth litter, it had 5 pups. The pup could also > have had internal injuries > since it died the next day, i'm not certain. One > had a little blood on it > but no serious visable injuries. Is there a reason > she could suddenly react > this aggressively? She is very pregnant, this was > four days ago though and > she has not had another litter yet. She has been > fine in the past with older > siblings in the tank with her new litter and she is > in a 20 gallon tank with > plenty of room. Should I be worried about her > litter about to be born? > Would you recommend I stop breeding her? > > ~Iva and the Jumping > Gerbils.....www.geocities.com/keeper282 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
