Gerbils typically have 4-8 young and give birth in the early morning.

The female gerbil in heat

​

The gerbils you bought, who you thought were the same sex, produce a litter of pups.

A clubbed foot or fixed wrist is a birth defect.

Mating

Pups

Co-breeding is when two breeders agree to breed their gerbils and share the pups.

Placing gerbils in new homes

Sexing gerbils