Should I be worried if my gerbils don't seem to
attempt to mate? They are both about 18-19 weeks old,
and brother and sister. I had read somewhere that
mating usually takes place in the evenings, while
birth takes place at night. I have seen them sort of
attempt to mate, but never actually go through with
the act. The female is incredibly active, always
jumping and rolling her tin can around, and is small
and thin. Her mate is more content to just take
leisurely strolls around the tank and gnaw on things,
and is getting a bit chubby.
So I guess my question is, should this be a
concern...as much as I love my gerbs, I would really
like to start breeding, so if they're not a good
match, I'd like to pair them up with some of my
"eligible single gerbs". If it is a matter of just
giving them time, that's not a problem, but if there
is some kind of physical or genetic problem preventing
them from mating, I'd like to pair them up with
different mates.
And if I end up doing the latter, will they be sad not
being with their original mate, or will they adapt to
a new mate normally?
Thanks so much for listening to me babble!
Sondra
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