Jamie H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do I seperate the male and female? I read that when they are born the male may eat the babies i already have them seperated.. I, talked to a vet she said to seperate them.. ____________________________________ Hi Jamie! Read the Gerbil FAQ by Michelle Haines (right?). The National Gerbil Society has a copy of the faq. Go the http://www.gerbils.co.uk/ to find this very important document. The gerbil FAQ will tell you all the basics of breeding gerbils that even your vet doesn't know! But, to answer your question, it is a very bad idea to seperate the male from the female. The male can help in raising the pups and shouldn't eat the babies (although in other rodents, the male may eat the babies). But, it is probably too late now. Re-uniting adult gerbils can be very difficult. The upside to all this is that you won't have to worry about having too many litters! Please read the gerbil FAQ because this will answer many of your questions regarding gerbil breeding! Good Luck! Deb Adams ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
