oh i want to breed so bad

[bettybob]

there is this great little pet store where i live...they really make sure you know all about an animal before they are willing to sell it to you.
i noticed that they had never had gerbils, so i was going to ask the owner if it was just that they had nobdy to supply them. (which would be a great excuse for breeding imo...sinse that would mean they would all be guaranteed a good home) so i went there today to ask...and...ugh. they had gerbils. three little agouti gerbs.
i really just want to breed because i want to raise some gerbils to be super tame...if only gerbils werent such prolific breeders.


sorry this post is pointless..just me wishing i could have baby gerbils.

[Ritzie/Admin]

You can still ask them, if you can supply once a while!
But make sure you can give the pups a new home, because otherwise you'll need to split the group eventually into a male and a female group, or groups, and you will end up with a lot of gerbils ;D

[sweetie]

Hey Betty,

I agree with you. I started with 2 in June now I hae 8 gerbils and 2 pairs are breeding. I am doing a controlled breeding. I let the Mom have a litter keeping Dad in to assist her. Then the week before the next litter, I took the Dad out to prevent more litters. He is being split caged with the Mom and daughter (she's in to help raise the 2nd litter).

I wanted it for the experience. I now will try to find a vet to nueter the Dad so the Mom and Dad can be together again and I can adopt out the pups.

It is difficult to try to home them. I currently have 11 pups from 2 pairs and 1 litter on the way.

If you want the experience, I would strongly suggets breeding if you can find homes for them and are willing to put in extra money for neutering once you chose not to breed.

[Christi]

This is in regards to sweeties post, I thought that if you split mom and dad up and then decided to get dad neutered that it would be too late to reintroduce them?

Christi

[sweetie]

Actually Christi,

I have them split caged now and they still climb the divider to try to get near each other. Bandit climbs in the other side when I have Honey munch out trying to find him. I trade sides daily so that they still recognize each other. I am sure things will go fine when I re introduce them. I will keep you posted. I just found a vet in my area that will neuter gerbils ;D. I really can't imagine splitting them up now especially since they try so hard to get near each other. Perhaps I am projecting human emotions on them, but I think it is important to keep them together after they were such great parents and so cuddly with each other.

The alternative is then to keep a female and a male pup so that they won't be alone for the rest of thier lives. I am not sure that I want to do that. I already have 8 adult gerbils and I am looking to place 11 pups and have another litter on the way