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Post by Gerbil_Nannie on Apr 29, 2006 11:04:17 GMT 7
Duchess has a single pup, but she is doing a beautiful job of fostering Solce's 2 white pups. Duchess's pup is a blackie and a gal too  |
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Post by jaswwp on May 1, 2006 7:39:58 GMT 7
Wonder why one pup? Perhaps they didnt mate long enough
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Post by Gerbil_Nannie on May 1, 2006 9:43:18 GMT 7
yup i think so too.... seems to be that way.... The longer my gerbs mates say 4-6hrs... more pups.... short one like 45mins... heehee 1 pup.
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chipmon
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Post by chipmon on May 1, 2006 10:27:46 GMT 7
hmm not really true in all cases. Sesame n Esc onli mated less than 45 mins n she popped 6 pups ;D
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Post by crazymouse on May 1, 2006 18:32:33 GMT 7
I think it depends on how fertile the female is.... like humans, we also got a specific time during our cycle where we are the most fertile, same as dogs, cats, rabbits....
So I think that's why some of our gerbils only birth 1 or 2... they got pregnant at the early cycle stage instead of the most fertile stage.
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sirius
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Post by sirius on May 1, 2006 22:21:24 GMT 7
I agree with crazymouse, I don't think that the number of pups depends of mating time  |
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Post by Gerbil_Nannie on May 4, 2006 11:51:41 GMT 7
oh u are right abt that too..........
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