New Gerbil Help!!!!

[tikeyas_mom]

I just perchased my first gerbil a while ago named Sage. He/She came down with an ear infection and is now taking some weired pill that disolves in His/Her water. I just got my second Gerbil today *Jade* HE is for sure male. I can see his testies very well.

But I am not sure if my Sage is male as well. They get along great grooming and playing it is so cute how much the interact. I DO NOT want pups, What do I do? Can someone help me out with sexing.

thanks soooo much

*worried*

[RockyRoad]

I searched Google, and this site looks good.
http://www.angelfire.com/ks2/royalst...ls/sexing.html
Hope it helps.

[tikeyas_mom]

ok lol. i was just at google so I probably went to that site already for info on what to do.

[tikeyas_mom]

Yes i have been to that site . I still couldent tel if my gerbil was male or female it is sooo hard.

[tikeyas_mom]

I just compared the my wo gerbils and I have bad news. Once I have both of them being sexed right after the other it is soo odvious what sex they are.

Sage: female.

Jade: male.

great..... . I read on some site that gerbils might not mate for several months. I dont want pups though. uhhggggg this sux.

What do I do?

I guess I could wait to see if Sage gets pregnant and then when she does start to buldge or ahhhh I dont know what to do!!

[primabella]

I don't know a thing about gerbils but since you seem so upset, I guess you can't neuteur a gerbil??

[wolfsoul]

I think neutering a gerbil would be very difficult....There is an extreme caution when neutering rats, and they are five times the size of a gerbil..

It may be that your gerbil Sage hasn't matured yet. Are you sure that you looked at the pics and clearly identified it as a girl? If it is a girl, the little bump should be almost touching the anus. A boy's should be alot farther away, almost on the belly

[aly]

Is Sage's ear infection better?

[tikeyas_mom]

maybe you are right wolfsoul. Sage might not be fully mature...

Sages ears are the same pratically.

[CathyBogart]

I don't know about gerbils, but mice can be neutered so I assume gerbils can as well. However, for someone who doesn't take her gerbils to the vet this might be a challenge.

[wolfsoul]

I think that Sage just hasn't matured. If the gerbils get along great already, than Jade has probably seen that Sage poses no threat, and has welcomed him Putting two mature males together is alot more difficult

[tikeyas_mom]

I am pritty sure that Sage is female. I dont want to risk my gerbils life to neuter him. It just isnt worth the risk in my eyes. And + it isnt my choice to NOT goto the vet, its my moms. and second of all I took Sage to the store and got them to take him to the vet. Which they were suppost to do. I never seen Sage in 4 days befor I herd of news. So dodnt Say I didnt try to fix the ear infection Wolf_chan. Because I did what I could.

[slleipnir]

I used to have gerbils. I had a male and a female once in diff cages. The male would pound his feet on the ground in responce to the female..I tried to introduce another female with her at one time and they fought..so I don't know if its the same with males, but if you want to be sure just keep them apart..

[shais_mom]

why don't you separate them?
And why didn't you research more info before you went out and got another one?

[tikeyas_mom]

who said I didnt research? I have done SOOOOOO mucg research dont worrie.

And I dont have a another extra cage.