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A)Elderly gerbils moms will kill their babies if she has been bred for an extended period of time.
B)Another answer: If the human scent gets on the baby gerbils before they grow hair, then the mothers will kill them because of the different scent.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes the dad can eat the babies end he will hert them really bad so when your mother gerbil has her babies you have to put the dad in a diffrent cage.
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∙ 13y agoyes i started with 2 gerbils then they had babies so then there were 7 & they killed each other and i am back to 1. the older they get the more intense their fights get.
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∙ 12y agoa gerbil will eat her baby if she is underfed, or underwatered. she will also eat it if it smells like an enemy gerbil
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Do the male gerbils eat the babies?
no
Will male gerbils an dfemale gerbils fight?
no but they will have babies and when they do the father will try to eat them so if you do have babies take the father away when they are being born. male gerbils fight with each other.
Do hamsters eat their full grown babies?
No only seahorses do. Gerbils eat there dead.
Can gerbils have babies after one year of age?
Yes. I have a friend and she has gerbils that are over one year old. They have had babies. In a gerbils lifespan gerbils have around 15 litters of babies.
Can male gerbils nurse their babies?
um no, only female gerbils can
Do you keep the father gerbil in with the mother and babies?
I would advise against it, male gerbils occasionally eat offspring.
How many babies do gerbils have in a liter?
7-8 gerbils in each liter
Can 2 male gerbils have babies?
no
Can gerbils eat lettus?
Yes, gerbils can eat lettuce.
Can you kill your pregnant gerbils babies by touching them a lot?
i really don't know can someone plz tell me cause i think i killed my gerbils babies i kept spuizzing my gerbils stomach allot
Can gerbils eat cauliflower?
Gerbils can eat cauliflower, being herbivores.
Can gerbils eat pieces of carrot?
Yes, gerbils can eat carrots.
