>I have two female gerbils. ( I am pretty sure of this ) :| OK now the
>one gerb is chasing the other and it looks like they are mating. She
>mounts and then cleans. And the other one lets her mount and then she
>cleans. It is VERY strange. I have seen males do this to each other,
>but I have never even heard of two females do it. I checked the one
>doing the mounting and I do NOT see any sign of testicles. I even
>pushed (gently) in case they are not transcended into the sack. So....I
>am going to wait and see if we get babies. Although I don't see how
>that is possible. Any insights on this behavior???
Dominance marking
There is a scent gland on the stomach and one is rubbing it
on the back of the other one.
Keep an eye though for about two to three weeks from now
and see if the one being mounted gets chunky or four weeks
from now pups show up.
There are many cases of gerbils that looked one sex but
ended up to be the other and even experts can muff a sexing.
So. Mark it off as dominance marking unless you get to be
a grandparent to a litter of pups. :)
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
