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Why do some gerbils eat their babies?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 10/8/2023

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.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

What else can I help you with?

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