In my experience, gerbils don't do teen parenthood. They usually do well,
tho some mothers might have issues with the first litter.
Let us know how the babies do.
Tasha
Registrar for the AGS
>From: ABCgerbils <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: ABCgerbils <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: B: Young mother
>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:34:42 -0800
>
>Any special care for a gerbil "teen pregnacy"?
>
>I paired Peaches (8 weeks) with Tres (13 weeks)
>figuring it would be at least a month before they
>mated. It took two days. Now 20 days later Peaches
>is quite round. She isn't even full grown yet.
>
>Would she need more protein, extra calcium, or
>vitamins or anything?
>
>Thanks,
>Donna
>ABC Gerbils
>http://www.geocities.com/abcgerbils/home.html
>
>
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