Gerbil Physiology - WikiNormals

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Physiology Units Approximate Value
Adult Weight Male Grams 65 - 100
Adult Weight Female Grams 55 - 85
Birth Weight Grams 2.5 - 3
Blood Volume Per 100 gram body weight per day 6.6 - 7.8 Milli-litres
Breeding Duration (Commercial) Litters 4 - 10
Breeding Age Days 65 - 85
Food Consumption Per 100 grams body weight per day 5 - 8 grams
Gestation Length Days 24 - 26
Heart Rate Beats per min Approx. 360
Life Span Years 3 - 4 (Highly variable)
Litter Size No units 3 - 7 pups
Oestrus Cycle Days 4 - 6
Postpartum Oestrus No units
Rectal Temperature Centigrade 37 - 38.5
Respiratory Rate Breaths per min 90
Urine Output Milli-litre per 100mg per day No Data
Water Consumption Per gram body weight per day 4 - 7 milli-litres
Weaning Age Days 20 - 26
Unknown, . (2001) Veterinary Clinical Services Normative Data. Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America: Yale University. pp.Normative Data.