I have no idea how long she has been pregnant and i've been looking online with nothing helpfull really. She's getting bigger and bigger every day! I noticed the 'pup bumps' a couple of days ago. How do i indicate how long the pups will take?
Please help! People with gerbil breeding experience?
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If you can see 'pup bumps' then I don't think you have long to wait!
Everyone has given really good advice so I'm just warning you that if you leave the male in with the female she is liable to become pregnant again straight away. She will come back into season straight after giving birth and can 'hold back implantation' until her current litter is weaned.
I had a gerbil once that had babies. They have them within 30 days of being bred. Its okay to keep her with the male. As soon as she has the babies she will neglect them for 2 hours for her and the male to mate again and then they both will take care of the pups. It only take 30 days from the date they were bred.
If shes big i would say expect them within a week. DO NOT TOUCH THEM FOR THE FIRST 2 WEEK or they will kill them
im not the father honest
Congratulations!! Just be ready! Give her a place to nest. Lots of clean paper towels and nesting material. Daddy will help and won't hurt them. If you absolutely have to move them-use a clean spoon-don't leave your smell on them. Give extra food that has minerals like calcium so they grow up strong. The biggest problem I had with mine was escapes, so when they get bigger and start running around, make sure your cage is secure! Use metal screen wire to block any gaps and such. And give them toys-they are a hoot to watch. I used to make things out of paper towel tubes for them to explore and play on. They love a wheel too, if it squeaks use a lubricant that won't hurt them. I used Vaseline some, or a cooking grease like Crisco. Live well and do good!
i always heard you need to take father away but seeing the other answer stunted me, i do know you do not touch.
It takes about a month for a gerbil to have babies. I've never really seen "pup bumps," so I can't really be much help there, but gerbil babies aren't that hard to handle, so you shouldn't really worry about it. The mother will have the babies and start taking care of them within a couple of hours. Don't mess with the mother at all and don't touch the babies. Feed them regularly (you might want to put in a little extra food once the babies start eating). Try to refrain from touching them until their eyes are open. Be aware that they are very jumpy as babies, too. If you don't want to keep all of the babies (they have about 5 at a time), you can bring them to a local pet store and sell them/give them away.
Congrats!
The pups can take up to 28 days to 30 days but do keep an eye on her because the can sometimes have difficulty giving birth just make sure she does not bleed badly (if this happens and no babies arrive take her to the vet asap in case she needs a c section). The gerbil will do everything herself including eating the placenta to give her energy and delivering her babies. Just put her in a cage with news paper and shredded kitchen roll (no sawdust) and she will make her own nest and she is likely to give birth late at night or early morning just look for the sign of her sides going in tightly and releasing this is her giving birth (do not disturb her Duran this process). Make sure she is alone in the cage and she will do the rest, Put the cage in a warm room and make sure the babies are warm at all times and check everyday as it is possible 1 or more may die in the first week also put a tea towel over the babies but make sure mum sees where they are and every hour heat this towel for 10 secs in the microwave or till Luke warm and put this over them. Any more Info google search gerbil pregnancy. Good luck with it and enjoy the sleepless nights because the Gerbil babies will make them selfs heared.
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