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Post by adobe27 on Aug 11, 2005 23:53:54 GMT -8
how many pups are there on average per litter  |
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Post by reallybes on Aug 12, 2005 0:20:36 GMT -8
3-8, anything below or above that is uncommon but may happen
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Post by sorchajude on Aug 12, 2005 3:25:11 GMT -8
i heard that a gerbils first litter are small is this true ?  |
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Post by mice on Aug 12, 2005 3:34:17 GMT -8
i heard that a gerbils first litter are small is this true ? Not always, the first (and only) litter my first pair of gerbils had was 8 which is quite large and I'm sure other members have had large first litters as well. |
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Post by adobe27 on Aug 12, 2005 3:36:04 GMT -8
thankz  i wanted to know if i could breed them because 8 id kind of a lot but 4 and under is managable! thanx again adobe27 |
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Post by kansascitykennel on Aug 12, 2005 9:04:04 GMT -8
how many pups are there on average per litter Lets see in my past experience the average litter was 5 pups. I am not sure what the general average is though I think 5-7. A large litter is anything over 9 and small is any under 4. Kathy |
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Post by kansascitykennel on Aug 12, 2005 9:05:06 GMT -8
i heard that a gerbils first litter are small is this true ? Usually a first litter is small but occassionally a female may have a large litter, I have noticed if bred females from this litter will also have slightly larger first litter than average. Kathy |
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Post by sorchajude on Aug 12, 2005 12:30:14 GMT -8
ok thanks |
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Post by sandy on Aug 12, 2005 21:42:20 GMT -8
Most of my gerbils have 6 pups in the litters. Some moms have on average 3 or 4, some are real producers with 8, 9, even (once) 10!
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Post by AndreaS15 on Aug 13, 2005 10:03:02 GMT -8
my First litter was 3, one still born.
My second was 5. I think 4-7 seems pretty average.
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Post by dietpeppers on Aug 13, 2005 22:35:36 GMT -8
One of my gerbils, her first litter? She had 11, they ate one and now I have 12 gerbils in this tank, LOL. It's a 10 gallon tank too! They're going to be moved out and into a bin whom I stealing from another family because it's going to get too crowded in there in a couple of weeks.
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Post by doomgerbiluk on Aug 14, 2005 2:08:33 GMT -8
I think the answer here is...while litter size is variable assume the worst...a big litter...until you know otherwise.
Since my biggest litter was 11 (3 where stillborn) and my largest live litter (all survivors) 9, yet my smallest was 2, then I can certainly tell you it's unpredictable.
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i wanted to know if i could breed them because 8 id kind of a lot but 4 and under is managable! thanx again
