Breeding Gerbils..

I was wondering. How hard would it be to breed these?

How big do the adults get and would an adult ball python be able to eat an adult Gerbil?

I'm no expert on this subject, but I'll tell ya what I know. Like most other rodents, gerbils are not hard to breed. Put a female and a male in the same enclosure and well, to quote Jurassic Park, "Life will find a way." However, the problem with breeding gerbils is that they do not have large litters. Also, I'm under the impression that an adult gerbil is not a large enough meal for an adult ball python. However, don't quote me because I could be wrong. Hope this helps.

If you haven't already checked this out, do so.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/PNphpBB2...ic-t-3039.html

The first litter my gerbils had was 8, then 3, then 6, then 4. So they aren't too terribly small, just smaller than rats. I'm about to start breeding a second pair so we can have more of 'em. And no, an adult gerbil really isn't a big enough meal, but if you have a picky eater, as my bf's roommate's snake is, then it's all ya got. The snake is fully grown, about 3-4 yrs old, will ONLY eat live gerbils... Kind of annoying, but what can you do? So he gets about 3 or 4 almost grown gerbils and he's happy. If your snake will eat rats, I would breed them, they have much bigger litters, are bigger as babies, and grow faster IMO. Just a suggestion :)