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Post by sisco18 on Jun 2, 2007 22:00:30 GMT -4
Hi can anyone help tell me how to sex fairly young gerbils i got them from the pet store and i think i have a male and a female even though i wanted two of the same sex.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 2, 2007 22:08:06 GMT -4
First, separate them. Second, go back to the pet store and get from the same tank as soon as possible a friend of the same sex for each. Gerbils are not supposed to live alone. The sooner you do this the more likely they are to not fight. If it is absolutely impossible for you to get two more gerbils (resulting in two ten gallon tanks with mesh tops, one for each pair), consider exchanging one for one of the same sex as the gerbil you are keeping. So, either way, you should go back to the store.. Ask the manager for help sexing them. Basically, males will have bulges, and two clearly separate openings (urthera and anal). The females may noit have a visible nipple line, but will not have the bulges (testicles), and will have two openings very close to each other. When you compare the different genders to each other the difference will be obvious. This will also help: www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/gender.htm |
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Post by Andrea on Jun 4, 2007 16:36:21 GMT -4
  Male genitals are further apart then females. And young females nipples are usually more visible. |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 4, 2007 20:45:21 GMT -4
I always feel uncomfortable posting photos like that!   |
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Post by sisco18 on Jun 4, 2007 22:18:29 GMT -4
its hard to tell but i think they are both females and one could possible have been pregnant from when i bought her cause shes getting big fast but i will just get more cages if thats the case  |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 4, 2007 22:24:36 GMT -4
Gerbils are social animals so they do not have to live alone separately. Their litters are not even that big. So that is not a worry. Just remember, a 15 gallon tank is minimum space for three.
Any questions about anything please post them.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 4, 2007 22:27:31 GMT -4
Oh yes, obviously, if they are the same sex there is no need to separate them.
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Post by Andrea on Jun 5, 2007 17:38:46 GMT -4
Just keep us updated.
The difference between a fatty gerbil and a preg. one is the preggers gerbil will look like she swallowed a ping pong ball, and she will be pear shaped.
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Post by sisco18 on Jun 7, 2007 9:43:21 GMT -4
she is actually slendering out nd seems to be getting longer she has new colors to they were both a light brown now they are black brown and white i will post some pics as soon as i figure out how they are in a thirty gallon tank together with lots of stuff to chew on.
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Post by Andrea on Jun 7, 2007 12:23:35 GMT -4
Sounds like they may be nutmegs maturing.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 7, 2007 23:53:01 GMT -4
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Post by sisco18 on Jun 8, 2007 11:19:53 GMT -4
yes thats what mine look like right now to with the black mask but they started out with that very nice cream color i was shocked when i first picked them up i dident think they were the same gerbils. and that all happend in only a couple of weeks it goes so fast there not to the darkest stage yet. is there somewhere on here that tells how to post pics. ? |
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Post by Andrea on Jun 8, 2007 12:38:59 GMT -4
I have a nutmeg and then a pied/mottled light nutmeg and a honey cream all which have amazing molting transitions, very cool to see.
To post a picture, they have to be uploaded online first (like Photobucket) and then you right click the photo, press on properties, and then copy the URL address. back on the forum press the button that looks like a picture or sometimes it says pic, and Paste the URL address in it.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 8, 2007 21:35:49 GMT -4
Most photo hosting sites such as Picturetrail and Photobucket give you the full link for immediate posting.
When I first saw Laurel changing color I thought I had a tan/beige version of a siamese - their "points" darken as they mature. Gerbil people will think that is funny I thought that!
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