my gerbils just had 7 babies... but I wonder if they can be all together when they grow up or if I have to separete them... what should I do??
2006-12-17 03:14:44 · 6 answers · asked by dolcha 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Since gerbils have relatively the same breeding habits as mice, I would suggest seperating the babies into two different sexes at about 5-8 weeks. It all depends on when the mother weens them. If you see the gerbils eating normal food and not being so dependant on the mother for food (in other words, you never see them suckle), that is a pretty good estimate as to when they are full weened. Fights are most likely to occur among male mice, but because they are of the same liter, the most you will see in the catagory of an argument would be mounting (an act of dominance) and a little bit of occasional belligerant squeaking.
The most important thing is to make sure you seperate them by sex. Gerbils will mate with their brothers and sisters, which can cause lots of problems for you, the owner. Inbreeding and early pregnancy are among the list of these problems.
If you have any other questions or would like more information, feel free to email me- d0rked@comcast.net.
Good luck!
2006-12-17 03:44:36 · answer #1 · answered by Fur and Fiction 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
U cant its thier organic instinct to combat adult males it comes from battling over area and famles yet no dont placed 2 interior the comparable question gerbils arnt the main socail rodent ever so no longer a sturdy theory ive had 3 in a cage yet they have been interior the comparable muddle and whilst they reached the age of roughly 3 mounths we had to seperate them with the aid of battling
2016-12-11 10:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lady at the pet store told us that you should have only one or they could kill each other. Babies are fine, but when they get a few weeks old, she said you have to sparate them. She said at the store,they had left some together too long, and I know this is gross, but she said they found some with their heads eaten off.
2006-12-17 03:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by Melanie K 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if you feed them and change there litter on a regular basis you can get away with 2 per every 1.5 sq. feet of cage
2006-12-17 03:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by chotpeper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get two at the same time,so they'll learn not to fight with each other.
2006-12-17 04:00:53 · answer #5 · answered by COOL♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 same breed
2006-12-17 05:40:51 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Hollister♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋