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    Default Gerbil breedings

    my gerbil just had a litter of four babies, and I was wondering if by any chance that is due because its the first time shes ever had babies, or if its because she might be older than I had thought?

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    Gerbils generally only have 3 to 10 babies in one litter. It's normal.

    Rick

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    k thanks bc my rats used to have around 20 or close too it

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    Rats do have more young, but for the young to be as healthy as they can you really don't want more young rats then 8 to 12. A mother has 8 nipples. Too many young rats means they need to fight for nutriants. Many people believe in 'culling' some of the litter if there are that many, but that's a point for a whole debate.

    I cull, in the sense that if there are 20 pinky rats in a litter instead of all of them fighting for food, some of the pinkys become food early in their pinky stage. I then keep 8 to 12 that will grow quickly into larger meals.

    Rick

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    And so says Rick the mice farmer...lol :lol:
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