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Raising baby gerbils takes work, knowledge, and patience. I myself raise gerbils, so I know this firsthand. This will be a very long answer. First of all, when the babies are being born, the best thing to do is leave the mother alone. She needs privacy. Check on her every 20 minutes or so. If she squeaks, this is normal. If she is in labor for a very long time, or it looks like the babies are stuck, immediately take her to the emergency vet to have them try to massage the babies out. It usually turns out fine. Once all of the babies are born, she will eat her own placenta and clean up her mess. Let her do this, it is natural instinct. The parents are very good to their children and usually do everything for you. They pick up and move the babies, nurse them, and clean them up. Some of the babies die (usually around 2 of them). This is just natural selection, and there is nothing you or anyone else can do about it. If all the babies die, it might be time to stop breeding your gerbils, as the female has grown too old. If and when you have stillborns or dead babies, take them out with a plastic cup, and bury them somewhere and put rocks over it to prevent coyotes from eating them. Through everything, you must remember something; unless you have known the parents for a long time and they are used to you, NEVER, and I mean NEVER, touch the babies until their eyes open. If you don't, your scent will alert the parents of a 'security breach' in the clan and they will kill and eat the babies. The woman I got mine from told my mother and I that she has seen it happen and it is very sad to watch. Their eyes open around day 17-21. After about 6 weeks, they can be separated from the mother. That's about it! If you would like more information, you can shoot me a message on my message board here on wikianswers, or you can check out my gerbil blog. The address is on my bio page.