how long does a gerbil stay pregnant?????
Answer Hello there, Have they just been born?Follow the advice below. This is what you should do: Take the father out (if still in there) and give him his own cage. Allow him in with the babies and mother once or twice a day so that he gets used to his babies and recognises them. (The father can help raise the babies as well, but if you keep him in with the mother all the time they will continually mate). At around 5 weeks old the babies need sexing and splitting, and this is when you can put the baby boys with dad and the girls with mum (if you don’t want to have any more babies). (Male gerbils tend to accept very young gerbils and so he should be happy with the babies, plus he will know them – i did this with mine and all are very happy now). As mum is probably pregnant again (if dad has been in the cage) she will have another litter just after. Don’t worry about any baby females you leave in from the last litter, they will help mum raise them!! With this lot you would only be able t
