my gerbil pups already opened thier eyes two days ago..
and already eat mixed food since a week ago..

next, i want to identify their sex..
then, separate them after 6 weeks..
perhaps you all can help me in identifying their sex..

congrats for the new babies...

p/s: I WANT RED FOXXXXXX....!!!!

see 1st page

i just tried to recognise last night..
but, after looking one by one.. i'm bit blur..
looks like all are same..

Let them grow up a bit, then it will be very easy to identify.

Friends, I want to have gerbils too.

haha.. im not expert yet in gerbil arena kot..

is it the way to identify gerbil sex same as the way we apply on hamster??

Just like hamsters, rats and mice. Males come with prominent balls.

mr.tikusniaga,
if we wait until we see their ball to identify the sex..
then possibility it will mate before we saperated...

Hahaha .... Kembara could be right.

BUT I wouldn't mind.

However, with knowledge, you can identify by assessing the distance between the vulva and anus. If the two holes were close to each other, then it would be female.

If the pups are still furless but above 5 days old, you can tell by looking at the underside, females have 6 nipples, males have none. If furred already, you have to wait for the balls to appear on the males. They should start to appear around 5 weeks old. Dont worry, they wont mate until the balls actually develop fully.

This post has been edited by jaswwp: Mar 5 2007, 11:54 AM

you have enough money to buy cages..tank..heheh bcoz that you dont mind..
we student must be careful..heheh..later no space for our pets..


This post has been edited by kembara: Mar 5 2007, 11:53 AM

That is ONE GOOD tip. Kudos to jaswwp.

headache so hot!

What do you mean you wouldn't mind? You should because it'll be considered inbreeding la kawan.. -.-"

If my gerbils accidently got pregnant and have no means to raise them, I will sell them at RM1.50 a piece. I certainly know, there are many buyers for them.

Yet, with due respect, I wouldn't want to do it. I prefer to sell mice pinkies.

speechless..

this way i apply to identify my hamsters sex.

wah, i dont know about the this before..
"If the pups are still furless but above 5 days old, you can tell by looking at the underside, females have 6 nipples, males have none."
if i know, awal-awal lagi i check their sex..
nevermind, have to wait another two weeks, as long as they will not mate.

mr tikusniaga..
many of us here didnt so interest in trading our pets...
although they can get lot of profit, nezu and hun,for examples will examine the buyer first la...

It seems you do not understand what I'm trying to say about 'inbreeding'.. it means matings between siblings. Which is not good. Therefore, you should mind la... -.-"

God created only a pair of human. Without some sort of 'inbreeding' , how do they managed to populate the earth??? Also, even in Malaysia, we still heard of 'inbreeding' of human going on.

While I agree it is NOT GOOD to keep doing it for it will produce defects babies eventually. That is why we have to breed in new blood after 5 to 6 generations of breedings to avoid the defects.

One more point, Blue Heng, opinion always defers.