What is the behavior of a pregnant gerbils?

There are lots of different ways to figure out whether or not your gerbil is pregnant. However, quite a ... Gerbils are excellent at hiding that they are pregnant, and so usually it isn't obvious until a few days before they are due to give birth. is my gerbil ... Gerbils will show nesting behaviour when the birth is imminent. Nesting. read more

My son had gerbils. It started out as two gerbils. The number increased quickly. I saw no change in the behavior of the female with pregnancy. There was, however, a change in behavior of the male when the female went into heat: He’d “thump” with his back feet (as if he couldn’t hold in his excitement and anticipation). read more

There is some ways to determine if a gerbil is pregnant. Because of her small size, it's hard to say only after one week if your female is pregnant. After 2 or 3 weeks, it's going to show a little more. read more

If you suspect an unplanned gerbil pregnancy, you'll know for sure in less than a month. The average length of gerbil gestation is 25 days. You can expect between four and six little gerbils, or pups, in a single litter. read more