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How long is it before the mother gerbil can be separated from her litter?
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∙ 13y ago
For healthier, more social gerbils, the best time to separate them is 6 weeks or more.
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How long does a baby gerbil stay with its mother?
5 weeks, but should be separated at 6.
Wen are baby gerbils ready to go to a new home?
Gerbils should not be separated from their mother until at least six weeks of age, since they still have many gerbil behaviors to learn. Gerbils taken from their mother before then can suffer from not being as friendly or healthy as they could be.
How long do gerbils care for their young?
Gerbil parents will care for their young for as long as they are there with them or until another litter arrives. A gerbil pup should wean at four weeks, but it is recommended to keep it with its mother until at least six weeks, if not up to eight. At this point, it is best to separate them into male and female tanks and away from mom and pop, since mom will probably have another litter well on the way and gerbils are sexually mature around 10 weeks of age. If the mother has another litter, which shouldn't be until around 5 weeks of the older litter's lives, see how the mother reacts with them still in the tank, but it most likely will be time to separate them.
How long for hamsters before separated from mother?
eight years
How often do gerbils have babys?
Gerbils can have a litter about every 5 weeks. Gerbils mate right after the birth of a litter, and the mother can prolong the pregnancy to up to 40 days if she is nursing. A gerbil will produce about 4-5 pups on average per litter, but can have up to 12! With about 10 litters per year with no break, that means about 50 gerbil pups a year! They are rather prolific breeders. :]
Is it normal for a mother gerbil to carry baby gerbil in her mouth?
Yes, she is probably just moving it
How much time before the mother rat has another litter of babies?
when she bangs another rat
How many gerbil baby's dose a gerbil have?
There can be anywhere from 1-8 in a litter of pups although 12 pups have been reported. (One of ours had this abnormally large litter). If there are only 1 or 2 pups you risk the mother's milk not coming in. If you're trying to breed gerbils please read up on them. There are already too many backyard gerbil breeders and it's hurting their species so here are some good credible sites: http://www.egerbil.com http://www.gerbilcare.com http://www.agsgerbils.org
When is it OK to take gerbil pups from their mother?
no a gerbil pup needs its mothers milk to survive when it is young
Who are David Beckham's children?
You, your mother, and your pet gerbil.
At what age do you take the puppies away from the mom?
Puppies have to be atleast 1 month old before they leave their mother.
If I don't want any more gerbils can I separate the mother with the female babies and the father with the male babies?
Yes, you can after the pups are weaned (around 5 weeks of age). However, it is recommended not to keep more than 2 females together in one tank, and no more than 3 males in one tank, as gerbils can get territorial, even with daughters and litter mates after a while. However, if you have not yet separated mom and dad, the mother is probably already pregnant again, as the mother gerbil will mate again shortly after birth.
