My only option (sp?) right now :(

[tikeyas_mom]

ok, I know you are all going to take this bad, but I have find my only options for my gerbils are either:

buy a cage or tank: cant do due to no money, my mom wont let me borrow money either because she says "they are fine together, they love eachother"

Get a divider: I cant, because plexiglass is very expensive here, I checked at home harware. and I dont have the money, and my mom doest want them split up.

Give one away: I am fearing this is what I will have to do. :(..

I made a list on my options because you all made me really think about it. I donot want Sage to keep on having litter after litter for her whole life....

I also think I am going to wait till Sage has her first litter and try to keep Jade away till she is done having them. And then let Jade help Sage out with the litter intull they are weened.

By the time they are weened My Sager will be almost Due, then I can give her and all her pups to the local shelter where they can place her in a HUGE Tank way bigger then mine, and find homes for her and her pups.

I will be taking her to the vet first. And i will be keeping a male pup out of her first litter to be hosued with Jade.

I hope you all understand that I am in the slumps right now I feel sooo bad that I sexed them wrong and trusted the pet store sexed them properly. But they didnt. I guess I will know in a couple of weeks when the pups are due.

I feel this is the best option for her. I descused it with my mom and she agrees that it is sad that she'll be having like 100 pups in her life. So after her first litter she is going to find a home with hopefully one of her daughters.

:(

[RockyRoad]

Well, you are making a VERY responsible decision, and you are thinking in the best interest of Sage. It will be hard, and I wish you the best of luck. Our thoughts are wih you.
{{{Hugs}}}

[CathyBogart]

I do think you are making a good decision, but I also think you need to separate them before she gives birth so that she's not still raising one litter when the second is born.

[Jessica12345]

TM, you are making a very good, and hard, desision. :( Im glad you are doing whats best for all the gerbils, and Im very sorry this has happend. :( :( But hopefully everyone will be happy in the end, and have a good life. Good luck!

[primabella]

Good luck in what happens.


but I also think you need to separate them before she gives birth so that she's not still raising one litter when the second is born.

This would also be best but you mentionned you can't afford or find a divider or tank.

[tikeyas_mom]

I can get a cage from wolf_soul, but only for a couple of days. So ya I am kinda forced to house them together. :(

[wolfsoul]

Well atleast you are going to wait until the babies are born. A mean owner would give away thegerbil while it's still preggers.

I know of a place where you can get a free male gerbil to house with Jade. Yes, 100% male lol. My friend has three gerbs, but one was a female and they had babies. She's giving away all of them now and keeping the babies :eek: :( I can't convince her otherwise, but if you want them, I'll talk to her..

Do you still want the cage??? I don't want it gone too long, because Icarus is seemingly enjoying his new playroom :p

[wolfsoul]

oh wait, I wasn't even thinking while typing. Is it jade you are keeping or Sage??? I can ask her for a female gerbil too, she has one. She is also trying to find homes for some of the babies, so there may be a female or male there. Want me to ask???

[tikeyas_mom]

No I wont need your cage because if worse comes to worse then I will just put him in a icecream bucket and ya hope that he dont escape. I think that Jade might fight another male. I read that it is easier to introduce a younger male to a older male, and REALLY hard to introduce 2 older males.

[tikeyas_mom]

I think I'll just keep one of Sagers male pups and house it with Jade.

[tikeyas_mom]

scratch that. I am thinking of giving away ALL the pups with Sager, to the Spca because I dont have an extra cage and they have tonz pluse they take all their animals to the vet .

I dont know I am so stumped. *duhhhhhh*

[Tweety_Pie]

don't worry tikeyas_mom, you are doing the right thing, although it is a tough desicion(sp?)!

[tikeyas_mom]

http://petoftheday.com/talk/avatar.php?userid=5928&dateline=1050629775

thanks. but I am going to be depressed for like the whole time she is here. :(.

[shellonabeach]

TM,

You need to get Jade out BEFORE she has the pups and keep him out permantely, if not they will mate again. She will have the 2nd litter before the first lot are ready to leave her.

I think the best thing to do will be to give her to the shelter NOW before she has her pups, of course letting them know she is pregnant. When the pups are ready to leave her perhaps the shelter would let you get a male off them.

Really you should not have brought them home without having an extra cage - what about quarantine or of they had fought?

[tikeyas_mom]

I know that Ishouldent have bought the second gerbil now, butIthought it was the right thing to do when Igot them.

Shell you really think Ishould split them up, butI dont have an extra cage, Iam gunna ask my mom if she can buy me a clear tub thingy with lid and she might say yes If I dont tell her the reason.

you think I should give Sage away right now? She might not even be pregnant, she might even be malefor all I know. the were breeding but Sage tryed to mounbt Jade a couple of times as well.

So ya, what do you think?

[CathyBogart]

*head explodes*

Why don't you have Wolfsoul's friend sex them so you can get the female out (If there is indeed a female) before the pups are born. It would REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY be the best thing for the female.

[tikeyas_mom]

ok well wolf_souls friend lives around me so ya that would work. I will invite her over today cuz we are meeting today.

if she is indeed female then I CANNOT remove her INLESS I let her have the run of my room, which wouldent be good.

ok I donot have another cage right now.

I will get Ashley, to sex them today. :bla:

[CathyBogart]

Bring her to the shelter before she has them so that she isn't impregnated again immediately. It would be MUCH better for her. Either way she's going to have a litter in the shelter, so why not make it the first, rather than the second while she's still raising the first.

[tikeyas_mom]

because I think its best to keep a male pup from the litter so Jade doesnt get sad from being alone.

[iwuvsmypuppy]

:(:(:(:( :(:(

[PayItForward]

Sadly, I think you are right that you are going to give one of them up, that is very sad for you. :(

As you have no way of seperating them and your mum is threatened to get rid of all your pets. I think your female should by the one to be taken to the shelter.

You can always ask the shelter for a male to go with your existing male at a later point. But if you don't act shortly, there will be two litters to consider. Due to the lack of spaces and cages at your house, she needs a new home.

It is good that you are mature enough to take the necessary action. Thinking of you :)

[tikeyas_mom]

I have a plan....

I have one of these...

http://www.mihog.org/cages/cages.jpg

and ya i can house Sage in it till she gives birth and then rais and sell the pups. then I can begg my mom to let me keep her and two of her babies. :)..

then I will have 2 males and 2 females. I know how to sex young pups, females have nipples and males dont. do you think i should do that????? I am so happy I thought of this idea. I know no one eles can be as good as owner as me, thats why it is so hard to give up on a pet that I love.

I am not giving her away I cant, I just simply cannot give away a pet that I love so much.

I hope this works out. and if it doesnt I will give away Sage to my brother he loves her.

that way I can see her when ever I want, all I have to do is go next door to my bros room and see her. I love her to much, I am sorry if you all dont understand.

:( I am going to try this new plan befor I give up my baby gurl.

[PayItForward]

If you end up with enough cages for your same sex pets, everyone will be happy.

No one wants you to give up on pets, you can look after but you have spent the last page explaining how you couldn't keep them !!!

I am pleased you were wrong about having to give a beloved pet up and have managed to acquire another cage.

Good luck with your pets.

[tikeyas_mom]

I am sooo sorry for the confusion. I never even thought of using a tub intull wolf_soul accidently said "my dad bought a platic clear tub thing and it is big enough for a rat then its big enough foir a gerbil", so I was like hummmm.. I went searching through my house and found a purple tub that was being used as a laundry basket, so I stole it lol...

I am going to set it up today and place Sage in it. I hope my mom lets me keep her along with 2 pups :eek: ..

wish me luck guys, they only JUST bred like 4 days ago so ya the pups are not due till around the end of next month.

[PayItForward]

The good news is now you have got a new cage/tank you can divide them today.

Maybe if you are lucky they aren't pregnant yet and you could keep both pets and have supervised playtimes. :)

[tikeyas_mom]

ya if I am lucky.

[shellonabeach]

Your plan was mine, as I have people waiting to take gerbils from me, I was to keep one male and one female and let the rest go in pairs. However out of 2 male pups only one survived from the last litter. This 2nd litter has only had 2 again (I will be sexing them aged 10 days on Friday).

You may not get a litter with one male and one female.

Yes you can sex at 10 days fairly accurately but telling what is what at 6-7 weeks when they can leave Mum is another matter.

I really hope you can keep both gerbils and a companion for each. I hope the tub is big enough - it needs to be 20 gallon size for a Mum and litter.

[tikeyas_mom]

it is big enough trust me. I placed her in it last night. She is thumping and crud. I think she is mad that I split them up.