Taking Care Of Pregnant Gerbils

You'll find that pregnant gerbils are the ones the need special care. You can tell that a gerbil is pregnant when you notice that she eats more than the usual and getting fatter. When you hold her in your hands you'll feel there are tiny bumps inside her belly. You should provide her with lots of food and water. A pregnant gerbil will give birth after 21 to 24 days to three to nine baby gerbils at a time. The father and mother will try again after the mother has given birth, but she won't be able to get pregnant again until the first baby is weaned. You should check on the babies in the morning and at night. You must wash your hands before touching the baby gerbils.

Gerbils live between two to four years. And there are certain things that you should know so you can provide them with the best care as they grow older. There some disease that could affect gerbils over 2 years old. These diseases are renal disease and cancer. When the gerbil is losing energy and weight and you find him not eating and only drinking and urinating more, that's most probably the symptoms for renal disease. You should give him special care and make sure that gerbil is having enough water and food. Cancer and tumours in gerbils are found in three glands in the gerbil. Ovaries cancer is the most common in female gerbils especially if they had reproductive problems. The other two glands that are affected are the skin and scent gland. As every case, if the cancer is diagnosed at an early stage is can be treated. Anything unusual you see in your pet, you should contact your vet.

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Your pets still can get ill or get injuries even if you take good care of them. Sometimes there are some injuries where you don't know what to do such as a broken leg or tail or a wound that's not healing, the best thing to do is call your vet and ask for advice. Some of the symptoms to look for are loss of weight, energy, appetite and hair. And again the best thing to do in these cases is call your vet and take an appointment or ask for advice on what to do meanwhile.

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