Posted by Lucien on April 21, 2003 at 17:11:17:
In Reply to: Re: Babies!!!!!!! Please HELP!!!!!!!!!! posted by cold_blooded on April 15, 2003 at 17:23:22:
I usually start handling at 10 days.... the mother will get upset because you are messing with her babies but she shouldn't eat them by that time. Gerbils aren't like mice or rats in that one. I've handled some as early as a day old and never had the mother eat the pups.