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Post by gamermomma on Jan 9, 2019 11:12:40 GMT -8
Mom had 2 pups both turned out to be girls. Mom is expecting the 2nd litter. Should I remove the daughters and leave mom alone in the tank or would the daughters be ok with mom and the 2nd litter of pups? Dont wanna leave mom alone but dont want to stress out any of the girls.
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tuftsnfluff
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Post by tuftsnfluff on Jan 11, 2019 6:48:58 GMT -8
Hey there! How old is the current litter? If they are anything less than 6 weeks of age, they need to remain with mother. At 4 weeks old, they start to experiment and begin to wean on solid foods and water, but still need the care and guidance of their mother. Keep an eye on things, and look for behavior from the mother of trying to drive them off.. aggression, chasing, etc.
If they are older than that, then I would remove all but one of her daughters. This daughter can help her with the next litter.
This shouldn't be an issue, I've only ever experienced one situation where the mother was aggressive with her former litter after having another and she was trying to drive them out. I suspect because her first litter was large at 7 pups and 4 weeks old when the new litter came, and the newborn litter was also large at 8 pups.
Even with the male there, I suspect she got overwhelmed and didn't know if she was coming or going. Since they were sampling solid food and learning the water bottle, I removed the male with the 4 week old litter, crossing my fingers father's guidance and care would be enough. Things worked out just fine, he continued to teach them and they were successfully weaned and given new loving homes.
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Post by gamermomma on Jan 11, 2019 11:12:11 GMT -8
Thank you! They are only 2 weeks old right now and I was planning on leaving them in there till 5 weeks old and taking dad out around 4 1/2 weeks old. I just feel bad about taking only 1 female pup out and leaving her by herself. But 2 female pups and Mom together with the new litter is probably too much on mom.
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Post by steph12 on Mar 28, 2019 11:52:18 GMT -8
My unexpected mum gerbil had a first litter of 3 babies, 2 females and one male. Separated the male baby and dad gerbil, then left mum with 2 daughters. Mum went on to give birth again 8 weeks later , but there is only one baby this time. There has been no display of aggression between the females, has anyone else experienced such a small second litter? I didn't intend to breed gerbils, I was miss old a pair as 2 males, and only realised that this was not the case when first litter was born, at which I also discovered that parents will mate again on day of birth!
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Post by saarapaara on Mar 2, 2020 13:35:24 GMT -8
My unexpected mum gerbil had a first litter of 3 babies, 2 females and one male. Separated the male baby and dad gerbil, then left mum with 2 daughters. Mum went on to give birth again 8 weeks later , but there is only one baby this time. There has been no display of aggression between the females, has anyone else experienced such a small second litter? I didn't intend to breed gerbils, I was miss old a pair as 2 males, and only realised that this was not the case when first litter was born, at which I also discovered that parents will mate again on day of birth! Hi, I am in a same situation now. 3 pups, 1 male and 2 females. How did it work out? I am hoping to leave the 2 girls with mom, but not sure it’ll work out. |
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