Dominance, would be my guess if you know they are females.
Fran
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----- Original Message -----
From: Emily McClory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: question from a newbie
> I bought my gerbils from the petstore, and was told that I had 3 females.
> Unfortunately, I only got 1 female. About a month after I bought them, I
> saw the mounting behavoir, and then, 25 days later, I get my pretty
babies.
> Now, I've carefully sexed them, but, my females sometimes mount each
other,
> like yours do. I suppose it's just normal behavior, since I'm positive
> they are females, and, no babies have appeared. I guess it's just their
> hormones or something.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: suvwi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sunday, May 21, 2000 5:22 PM
> Subject: question from a newbie
>
>
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I joined the list over a month ago and have been just soaking in all
> >the wonderful information. I have 4 gerbils currently, a pair I am
> >hoping to breed (Meg a schimmel and Solider who is black) and a whet I
> >thought was a female pair. I was told at the pet shop they were both
> >females and I I thought I sexed them correctly when I got home using
> >the different websites. The reason why I am now doubting this is
> >Brownie the bigger of the 2 keeps mounting Pinky. Pinky in turn keeps
> >offering herself to Brownie. So basically my question is, is this
> >behavior that anybody else has had? Or did I totally missex Brownie?
> >Thanks!
> >Megan
> >The Della Clan
> >
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> > Megan
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