Lone gerbils can get very fat out of boredom, I assume. I have one rescue gerbil male that I've been unable to re-pair since he so gerbil-aggressive, is as huge as large hamster.
Here is a page on pregnant versus fat gerbils: http://www.geocities.com/abcgerbils/contest2.html A pregnant gerbil is fat only in the belly, a fat gerbil is fatter in the chest region. If she does not deliver within 28 days of the male's passing she is just fat. Donna ABC Gerbils www.abcgerbils.com --- Janet Weiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was given two gerbils a couple of month ago. > (I am a preschool > teacher) The male (Little Boy, light gray and white > in color) was living > with his brother but, the brother pasted sometime > this summer. The female > (Dalmatian, black and white) was introduced to him > in September. It was > after that I became their new owners. They lived > together quite well for the > whole fall but no babies were ever born. > > Well I am sorry to say that the male died a > short time ago. I was told > that he was much older that the female. > Well ever sense Little Boy died Dalmatian has become > Huge! > I am wondering if she could be pregnant? Her middle > is so big, not so much > in the front but out to the sides and much bigger > than her hips. > And if she is not pregnant then what is the matter? > Could she be over eating > from being sad, or is there some kind of bad gerbil > bloat that they can get? > x > x* *x Head > x x > x x > x x > x x > x x > x x > x x > x x Hips > x x > This is roughly her shape. > > Sorry so long but, I hope someone can help me. I was > told this was a very > good group for information. > Thanks for your time, > Janet __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
