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Old 04-02-2005, 03:22 PM  
SnuggleHam
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I’m pretty convinced that I’m dealing with a male and female here. When I was cleaning their tank out today I had them both in the plastic carrier and I noticed the larger one with the sore on is nose trying to sniff under the bum of the other.



I later scruffed them both again and the larger one clearly had a bit of a round shape to the end of his bum and its easy to see where his testicles are. He’s also has a small yellowish spot on his belly. I’m not sure how well you should see the scent glad but I believe this yellow patch of fur is where it is. On my gerbils they are larger and I can clearly see the scent glands when they stand up. Both Roborovskis are like an inch long though.



I scruffed the smaller one and there is no sign of what looks like testicles and I didn’t notice any gland either. I bought them both at the same time when they were both the same size so I’m assuming the same age, but now that I've had them a while I can really see a difference in their size.



Poop I guess I'll have to separate them if I don’t want inbreeding, they are most likely related. If I add a mesh partition will they still feel as though they are living in a colony despite the fact they can't physically interact?
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