You know what? I have noticed a delay in my breeding female also. She'll breed after she has litter and won't give birth until like six- seven weeks later. Then of course repeat the cycle.I heard somewhere that the females put the fertilized embryos in suspended animation until the current litter is ready.
>From: ABCgerbils <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: ABCgerbils <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Family Planning
>Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 14:56:02 -0700
>
>My pair Peaches and Tres have a litter only every nine
>weeks. I am wondering if the delay in gestation has
>to due with the length of nursing?
>
>(I am not sure when they are mating)
>
>Peaches will nurse the litter basically until they are
>placed. It is funny to see her draped over a pile of
>5-6 weeks old pups elevated inches up off the ground.
>
>Donna
>ABC Gerbils
>www.abcgerbils.com
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