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Post by kat312 on Feb 7, 2010 11:45:36 GMT -8
Yes we switch them all the time, we tried them again today and it was alot better than normal they didn't fight once but the only problem is, is that she keeps cornering him but not doing anything and it looks like hes grooming her coz she lies there with her eyes closed but everytime my male jumps out of the cage like a salmon and runs away, does anyone know what this may mean?
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Post by ohmylokix on Feb 7, 2010 12:11:03 GMT -8
He is still scared of her.
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Post by maxduo on Feb 7, 2010 15:27:37 GMT -8
You're saying the female corners the male, but they male will groom her and she'll shut her eyes, but at the same time he jumps out of the cage whenever he can? Or did you mean the female grooms him? I guess if he's grooming her and being afraid he's warming up some but not fully there. Just keep being patient
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Post by kat312 on Feb 8, 2010 11:42:48 GMT -8
Yeah she sort of sticks her back end out so he cant go anywhere but at the same time he is grooming her but he still jumps out when he can. Maybe he is still a bit scared of her because I know the female are the more dominant of the sexes.
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Post by ohmylokix on Feb 8, 2010 15:28:15 GMT -8
He is showing submission, but she is still being aggressive. I'd keep them in the split, and even when they're together, it may not stay that way, as she may be extra gerbil-aggressive.
Personally, I don't dare breed females who have issues in the intro. All of my girls immediately accepted their male mates. It shows a more even temperment.
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Post by Powerpuffgerbils on Feb 9, 2010 20:56:47 GMT -8
Breeding gerbils DOES NOT take a lot of experience or knowledge to breed, they are one of the easiest rodents to breed successfully, as long as you provide a decent sized cage, decent diet, and know ahead of time how many litters you plan on letting them have. There are many people on this board that like to overeact, mainly due to inexperience with rodents. Sorry, but I beg to differ. The decision of owning ANY animal (easy or not) should be thought out, let alone breeding an animal you aren't familiar with yet. You of all people, Doug, should know that while gerbils may be an easy breeding species, they very easily could have complications before, during, and after birth with the pups. IMO, better know what you're doing rather than having to check back every time something happens. Kat, be patient with the intro, and don't try and rush into putting them together. Some intros can take months to finally work out. Best of luck!
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Post by doug on Feb 9, 2010 21:33:54 GMT -8
They do not easily have complications. I with maybe a few other people here have bred more gerbils than most (thousands of gerbils) I can count on one hand the number of problems I have had with parents and 2 of those problems occured due to housing failures.
In all the years of helping people with breeding their gerbils in 99% of the cases with breeding problems it is due to the fault of the owner due to bad diet or bad housing.
Doug
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Post by Powerpuffgerbils on Feb 10, 2010 13:56:42 GMT -8
At the same time, you have years of experience.
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Post by doug on Feb 10, 2010 21:24:42 GMT -8
yes but I didn't start out with years of experience, my guidance when I started was sometimes things go bad and animals die, if you can't take having a pet die sometimes don't breed.
Doug
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