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Post by sushy on Sept 4, 2009 6:50:13 GMT -8
Ok I've noticed Sasha is getting quite a bit... FAT... ROUND... And she doesn't really eat more than the others, actually I think she sleeps more than she eats... The others are "skinny" let's say, I see them eat from time to time... Sasha eats more food than treats, she likes an occasional seed but it has happened that I give it to her and she refuses it... So how come she's fatter than the others? I'm worried she might be pregnant but the others are all females!!... I think so... I've tried to check if they're all female and I think they are... I really don't understand... I'll try taking some pics of her today so you guys can see... But in the meanwhile any ideas?
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Post by leanne21071 on Sept 4, 2009 8:21:32 GMT -8
It is very possible that she is pregnant if you got her from a pet store. Mis sexing is very common in some shops, and if a male was in with them... then unfortunatly, if all your gerbils are female, and she is pregnant then they all could be. I hope she is just going through a growth spurt and filling out with her adult weight. Gestation is 24 - 26 days how long have you had them?
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Post by sushy on Sept 4, 2009 10:16:17 GMT -8
I got them last monday so I've had them for about one week... But at the store the males we're separated from the females, and these were the only four on the tank! Plus the males were all the same, and much bigger...
I don't know their exact age but some have told me they look 12+ weeks...
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Post by sagerbils on Sept 4, 2009 13:47:20 GMT -8
There easily could've been a male in the tank that just got purchased before you saw them. Pregnancy in rodents is a waiting game most of the time, so I'm sorry to say that you might just have to wait and see. Feel free to post pictures, though, and we might be able to help you from there--maybe even sex your other gerbils, depending on clarity of pictures. Otherwise, watch her, because if she's showing, she will pop in the next week or so.
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Post by sushy on Sept 4, 2009 16:46:15 GMT -8
I took some pics today but they weren't very good cuz she was squirming and stretching so she looks thinner than when she's actually in the cage.
But are there any signs that I can see towards the other for example? If she's pregnant will she get violent with the other females? They all continue to sleep together on the little wooden house, and they still play together but when I see her sitting next to the others she looks so much fatter...
I'll try to get better pics tomorrow "/
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Post by maxduo on Sept 4, 2009 17:42:43 GMT -8
She shouldn't get more aggressive until the pups I'd think. But if she is pregnant and has pups she can NOT be near the others because they will likely kill her babies after she has them If she's pregnant she should get to a point where she'll be more lazy and nests a lot more than the others. Then again Storm for me was going INSANE digging and throwing around the tank the night before she had her babies. She was chewing like she was posessed and did a ton of digging. I guess she was getting some nests ready even though the tank wasn't hugely different the next day.... I'd say get some pics and maybe someone else can help, I've no clue what to say though
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Post by Crystal on Sept 4, 2009 19:24:51 GMT -8
Yeah, pics sound like they'd help ^-^; If she is pregnant, you *will* have to seperate her from the rest, no matter how much you think how well they're getting along. I wouldnt put any pups at risk. Hopefully she isnt pregnant, so you wont have to go through all the trouble of getting the pregnant female a place of her own and seperating them, as well as looking after pups. You should also try your best to take pictures of their sexes, so we can try to help you determine if theres a male in there. I would've bought only 2 females, that way you'd have two, and the other two left at the store would have each other (unless bought by someone else alone). You should've fully prepared yourself and researched more thorough, but whats done is done.
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Post by sushy on Sept 5, 2009 4:27:31 GMT -8
I wanted 2 males but my father said he would only have 3 (he has OCD) and on the store there were only 4 and I wouldn't leave one alone...
Plus they were ALL female and I'm going to try to photograph their sexes today, and post it here.
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Post by sushy on Sept 5, 2009 13:57:35 GMT -8
K I got the pics of their sexes: Attika: CJ: Sasha: and Ellie: They all look females to me... But there's still the chance there was a male in the tank... I dunno... I took some pics of Sasha today: But it's really hard to tell from the pics.. It really looks like she's "bloated" when she's sitting next to the others... I hope it's just that she eats when I'm not seeing... Like on the pic where she's on my hands, before she used to be the one that jumped the most and the highest, before she jumped from one hand to another and now she has to struggle just to try and climb my hand... As if she was overweight lol (she's not that fat but it's just so that you understand, and it's not that she doesn't have energy cuz she still runs around crazily with the others)
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Post by Crystal on Sept 5, 2009 15:47:04 GMT -8
Hmm, to me, she doesnt look pregnant. Still hard to tell. From all the pics, they *are* all female. I'd keep a close watch on her of course, I'm sure by next week you'll know for sure whether she is or is not.
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Post by sushy on Sept 5, 2009 16:11:18 GMT -8
Uff I have to say i'm relieved... Actually today I noticed she went to eat 5 times, so maybe it is that she's being just greedy with her food But I'll see if next week she gets worse... Besides the fat tummy are there any physical symptoms I can look for?
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Post by Crystal on Sept 5, 2009 16:23:25 GMT -8
Hmm, not really. Its varies through different gerbils. She could have signs, she could not. Some signs are eating/drinking a whole lot more, she makes the nests and is frequently making nests, bullying the other females (depends if she feels dominant), and of course gaining weight. I've been fooled several times by my females, I thought they were pregnant, but werent. You cant really tell for sure til she's about to pop lol
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Post by maxduo on Sept 7, 2009 11:33:47 GMT -8
Haha I like the pic of Ellie. She's like: "What the heck are you doing?!"
She doesn't seem pregnant to me. But I don't have much experience outside of Storm. And I only saw her like 3 days before pregnancy so I've only seen the gerb at her fattest before the babies.
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Post by sushy on Sept 7, 2009 14:05:37 GMT -8
Lool yeah and she's stretching her paw like she wants to cover her parts xD LOL
Well since I last replied Sasha is actually looking thinner -.- I really don't know why she looked fat for 3 days and now she's normal again...Maybe she had gas and couldn't release it xD this is really mean but I'm actually relieved she's not preggy...
My parents would kill me, and then I'd kill the store manager =X xD
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Post by Chivalry on Sept 9, 2009 2:53:38 GMT -8
I'd agree, not pregnant, but maybe just enjoying her food! Somtimes the way they sit can make them look fatter than they really are! Keep an eye on her though, it's best to be safe. With a preggo gerbil, you can feel that around 2 weeks, their belly feels tight, rather than slightly soft, kind of like a balloon or a drum and later in the pregnancy you can sometimes feel lumpy-bumpies inside. Even if they don't look pregnant, you can always tell from touching the belly - just like in people, it goes very tight and hard! I have a few pictures too, for comparisons (these are 4 days before the birth of a litter of just 5 - she was quite fat!) Side-bumpies + Mummy-tummy
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