A Gerbil's pregnancy?

[Gnome]

Hey, i got 3 gerbils a while ago and it seems that one looks pregnant... The guy at the petshop said they were all female, But we suspect my gerbil is a male, But for some reason its IMPOSSIBLE to get them out/train them so i cant check to see if he is a male or not. Ill psot a picture of the one i think is pregnant in a sec, But how long does a pregnancy take/how do i know for sure she is?

[Scouse]

if there anything like hamsters while there pregnant, leave them! if she is pregnant and you disturb her she will feel threatend (sp?) and eat her babys. :) usually on males they have a big bum.

[Hazza]

make it pee on a pregancy test and see what happens :O

[Gnome]

They all look the same, except one is bigger,
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6818/tehgerbulsbb0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

poppy is the one we think is pregnant. And spiffy we think is the male.

[Scouse]

hmm, if she was pregnant she would of made her self a bed and stay there untill she gave birth, check under the other 2 to see any differences to find out if you have a boy. If still not sure take them to the vets they might know the difference.

[Gnome]

Ok, Cheers for the help:)

[POOLSOPEN]

If one has two tiny testicles, it's a boy.

Just so you know what testicles are, maybe I should post a pic :rolleyes:

Lol. Btw, gerbils dont spit out babies, they lay eggs, just like rabbits and rhinos.

[Gnome]

If one has two tiny testicles, it's a boy.

Just so you know what testicles are, maybe I should post a pic :rolleyes:

Lol. Btw, gerbils dont spit out babies, they lay eggs, just like rabbits and rhinos.

Are you having a laugh?

[Warezkid2]

Are you having a laugh?

LOL


Learn about sex dude :rolleyes:. and animals? (to the guy who says they spit out babies)

[Kardan]

Gerbils are mammals. They have a live birth.

[Gnome]

Oh, i misread i thought he said they DO lay eggs D:

[tdi]

to sex the gerbil, gently press the lower chest. if it's male, you will see the penis. i know you said you can't pick them up, but it's either that or wait a while until you've got a baby gerbil.

if it is male, consider separating the male from the females. furthermore, are the gerbils young?

[POOLSOPEN]

Gerbils do lay eggs, just like Rhinos and Horses and Dogs.

[Sarah]

Gerbils give birth
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2284386822448879862
Its it giving birth
(no blood i don't think, although i think he picks it up and eats it.. im not quiet sure.)

[Roboevil]

Gerbils give birth
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2284386822448879862
Its it giving birth
(no blood i don't think, although i think he picks it up and eats it.. im not quiet sure.)

Lol why would she eat her own child? She's cleaning it or, probably eating the placenta.

[Scouse]

Lol why would she eat her own child? She's cleaning it or, probably eating the placenta.

they eat them when they feel threatened

[Herman]

i'm not quite sure myself. try checking the gerbil in which you suspect is a male again. if you still can't get hold of it, you could take it to the vet or just wait and see if she does give birth.

[Abbie.]

my cousins hamster ate its babies.....

it felt threatened

[PaulMacC]

I'd throw out the gerbil if it ate it's babies.
so wrong.

[Minstrels]

I'd throw out the gerbil if it ate it's babies.
so wrong.
Just fling it across the M6. >.>

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[Habboish]

Just check Plz xD