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Taking Care of Baby Gerbils
Taking Care of Baby Gerbils
There are certain rules about taking care of baby gerbils. A major part of it is about knowing their safety. The parents can take very good care of the baby gerbils at the initial stage. But you need to be aware and alert to certain things so that you can take adequate and suitable care of the new parents and their babies. Once you know what to look after and what to expect, you will also know what to watch out for and be alert to. this will enable you to take better care of the puppies. Moreover, you can ensure their safety when they are born, only if you know what they are capable of handling.
Parent gerbils are excellent parents when it comes to taking care of their puppies. The puppies also depend completely on their parents in the first week of their birth. They can bathe, feed and take very good care of the puppies. But sometimes, parents may require your support.
Baby gerbils are known as puppies because in the initial week of their birth, they look like tiny puppies. Most litters have 3-9 puppies, but the number varies from one litter to another. You will understand their presence with their squeaks.
One of the first things you need to remember is that when and how you can hold them? Some of them can be held even when they are very tiny and fragile. You will notice that most parents don’t really bother. But if they get annoyed or aggressive by noticing what is going on, then give the parents plenty of other work to do or try to distract them in other ways. Try to interact with the baby gerbils as much as is possible. Be very careful while holding a tiny pup. They are still tiny and so keep a cushion to let them land on if they fall from your grip.
You may notice certain minor few illnesses that gerbil babies will suffer from. They are usually very healthy but if you observe any problems then bring that to attention as soon as possible. If a gerbil baby has respiratory troubles then at around 3 weeks a less active pup might develop puffed fur. Such a pup will make clicking noises while breathing when you hold it up to your ear. In such a case, take the pup to your vet right away so that he can give you antibiotics for the babe.
Don’t leave it without treatment or it may die. A pup with diarrhea can have either Tyzzer’s disease or E.coli. Both are dangerous. Bu proper dosage of antibiotics and re-hydration can address the problem very well. Also, make sure that the other pups are not infected. Above all, check whether your pup is getting enough milk or not. In such a case, there will be certain signs: a bald patch on the back, fur not developing and being comparatively undernourished and smaller than others. Under such circumstances, take the other pups to a safe and warm place while you allow the affected pup to feed well or give it extra feeding.
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