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Post by mrss on Mar 5, 2023 15:10:57 GMT -8
imgur.com/a/bBHXT3rHopefully the image had worked, I have a gerbil only around 1 year old and her companion has died  I'd like to slowly and carefully introduce her to another pair of females but need to be 100% sure she's actually a girl! Help!
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Post by icecontroller2529 on Mar 5, 2023 23:19:49 GMT -8
Sorry about your gerbil! So sad to lose her, but also to have this one left behind alone.
Yes, it's a girl. With a male, the urethra and anus would be further apart.
Is it already decided that you are going to introduce her to a pair of females, not a single one? There is a higher risk of declanning there.
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Post by mrss on Mar 6, 2023 11:56:56 GMT -8
Thank you for replying. I have two pups around 7 weeks that are female and half her size. I'm hoping because they are young they will accept her into their group. I will be very careful introducing them and do it slowly. Fingers crossed they get along.
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Post by Markpd on Mar 6, 2023 13:06:03 GMT -8
Yes 2 young pups are likely to be accepted by your adult gerbil, the higher declanning risk comes when they grow up. One of the younger gerbils may decide they want to be boss on reaching adulthood, if the older one doesn't submit, their could be a fight, and there's a chance the younger one will have her sister helping her too...
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I'd like to slowly and carefully introduce her to another pair of females but need to be 100% sure she's actually a girl! Help!
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