Well, these guys are a little under a year. They have been together for
about 6 months. Maybe this isn't male after all?
----- Original Message -----
From: suegreen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: Omg, this is too weird!
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> > From: Amy Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Omg, this is too weird!
> > Date: 16 April 2000 05:22
> >
> > HI Everyone. OK! This is so odd. MOst of you know that I am
> babysitting
> > my friends gerbils. One is a nutmeg and one is a lilac pied I believe.
> The
> > nutmeg is obviously bigger than lilac pied. Well, I checked to make
sure
> > they were females. Well, the nutmeg is male!!! They never had any
> babies!
> > I don't know if they mounted though. What is up with this?
> >
>
>
> Well, sometimes a male/female pair don't reproduce. Sometimes, they don't
> start to reproduce until they are about 6 months old.
>
> You don't say how old these gerbils are and how long they have been
> together.
>
> Also, you say the nutmeg is much larger than the lilac. Well, some
> overweight females are prone to putting on weight round the hips, just
like
> us humans. Then the genital area can bulge a bit and it looks like the
> female has testicles.
>
> Sue
>
