Janet Morrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi all,
>I have two questions:
>
>1.) I have a male gerbil that is getting very fat. At this time he is
>housed with his mate, and their pups. Because she needs the extra nutrition
>while pregnant and nursing I am not able to cut back on the tank food.
>
>Is there any thing I can do to help him lose weight? Probably not.
Exercise.
See if he would like a wheel, a safe one. Take him out to an enclosure
where he can burrow and run in the wheel for an hour or so a day.
>
>2.) I have two litters of pups. One litter was born on June 29th and the
>other on July 5th. I will be taking the older litter out of the family tank
>this weekend. They are currently five weeks old. I will be taking the
>younger litter out next weekend when they are five weeks old. I plan on
>keeping the pups for several weeks to make sure they adjust well.
>
>Can I place two separate litters in the same 33 gallon tank? (6 and 5 weeks
>old)
Yes.
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Julian
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