>Hi all,
>I didn't saw the every 4 to 6 days mating for a few weeks now with
>Scully and Mulder, but I'm afraid that the only reason for that is that
>school started a few weeks ago and I don't have as much time as I would
>want for the gerbils. But I try to play with them every day. Even
>though, I still hope she might finally be pregnant. After all, they are
>over six months old now. How often does it take 6 months or longer for a
>couple to have little gerbies?
I had a gerbil couple who were several months old when I got them. They
were together for several more months.....no babies. For that reason
(amongst others) I decided to split them up. Put male with new female as a
breeding pair, put female with another female as a pet pair. All seemed
happy with the switch.
Within a week or two, new breeding pair were mating furiously! And now have
a 5 week old litter, and Mama is pregnant again. For some reason, original
pair just didn't seem to want to have babies. They seemed very compatible,
had bonded, slept together, groomed each other, but wouldn't make babies!
Maybe you have a similar problem with your guys.
Ronni
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