First litter, and first time parents

hannibal
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First litter, and first time parents Aug 19, 2015 22:38:46 GMT -8

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Victoria and Albert got their very first litter last night, and it's also my first, so I'm very excited. As far as I can tell there are 9, but it's hard to tell, and I don't want to take them up just yet.
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Last Edit: Aug 19, 2015 22:40:46 GMT -8 by hannibal

t1gg3er Member Posts: 363	First litter, and first time parents Aug 20, 2015 1:10:49 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by t1gg3er on Aug 20, 2015 1:10:49 GMT -8 Wow! No wonder she looked so big! Congratulations to you all

betty Global Moderator Posts: 5,624	First litter, and first time parents Aug 20, 2015 1:25:32 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by betty on Aug 20, 2015 1:25:32 GMT -8 What a huge litter - well the REAL Victoria and Albert had 9 kids - so why would you expect anything less! Let us know how they get on...

fysha Member Posts: 167	First litter, and first time parents Aug 20, 2015 6:33:52 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fysha on Aug 20, 2015 6:33:52 GMT -8 Congrats on the big litter. My breeding pair had 9 pups also on there first litter.

hannibal Member Posts: 59	First litter, and first time parents Aug 21, 2015 0:58:38 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hannibal on Aug 21, 2015 0:58:38 GMT -8 Thanks for all your answers :-) Albert is already allowed in the nest, and Victoria has chilled down a bit and allowed us to touch her. The pups were posing so lovely today so I snapped another photo
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betty Global Moderator Posts: 5,624	First litter, and first time parents Aug 21, 2015 1:58:34 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by betty on Aug 21, 2015 1:58:34 GMT -8 What colour are Victoria and Albert - so we can have a guess at some of the pup colours for you... Looks like you have both black and pink-eyed pups there... Could be quite a rainbow!

hannibal Member Posts: 59	First litter, and first time parents Aug 21, 2015 2:53:13 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hannibal on Aug 21, 2015 2:53:13 GMT -8 Both of them are golden agouti, though Albert is slightly lighter than Victoria

hannibal Member Posts: 59	First litter, and first time parents Aug 24, 2015 8:11:13 GMT -8 gerbmom likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hannibal on Aug 24, 2015 8:11:13 GMT -8 They've got ears now and very light fluff, and they've started crawling around the cage
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betty Global Moderator Posts: 5,624	First litter, and first time parents Aug 24, 2015 9:15:51 GMT -8 eleda and hannibal like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by betty on Aug 24, 2015 9:15:51 GMT -8 I LOVE that last image, holding baby. Well done for catching that one.

fysha Member Posts: 167	First litter, and first time parents Aug 24, 2015 19:30:52 GMT -8 eleda likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fysha on Aug 24, 2015 19:30:52 GMT -8 Very cute. That last picture is to die for.

hannibal Member Posts: 59	First litter, and first time parents Aug 28, 2015 2:30:29 GMT -8 fysha and gerbmom like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hannibal on Aug 28, 2015 2:30:29 GMT -8 They have finally gotten enough fur so we can tell the colours We have 2 Argente golden And 7 Agouti

betty Global Moderator Posts: 5,624	First litter, and first time parents Aug 29, 2015 2:36:08 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by betty on Aug 29, 2015 2:36:08 GMT -8 I love the Agouti pups - they are one of my favourite pup colours... Well done, and hope mum is coping well with all those monkeys.

hannibal
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First litter, and first time parents Aug 30, 2015 12:01:18 GMT -8 fysha and gerbmom like this

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I just had to share this photo with you guys, this is probably the cutest and best picture I have ever taken

This is Albert embracing fatherhood in the most adorable way.
He is sleeping on his back and all the pups are piled up on top of him also sleeping.

t1gg3er Member Posts: 363	First litter, and first time parents Aug 30, 2015 12:49:47 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by t1gg3er on Aug 30, 2015 12:49:47 GMT -8 That's absolutely gorgeous. I love that gerbil dads are so involved in raising their babies.

hannibal Member Posts: 59	First litter, and first time parents Sept 7, 2015 7:13:26 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hannibal on Sept 7, 2015 7:13:26 GMT -8 They are finally starting to open their eyes <3