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Post by imjessiegee on Dec 12, 2014 10:49:59 GMT -8
I've split both my gerbs for weeks! Every time I introduce them, one arches and the other attacks! I introduced them on my bed. They arch for two minutes then ignore each other and then after 20 minutes of arching they fight! I switch them 3 times a day!
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Post by crittercrazy on Dec 12, 2014 16:17:14 GMT -8
What are you splitting them in? A 10 gallon? Do they have toys of any sort? How much bedding do you give them?
Also, instead of putting them on your bed, I would suggest removing the divider and letting them stay in the cage.
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Post by eleda on Dec 12, 2014 22:55:32 GMT -8
what has their behavior in the split been like? have they been showing signs of being amiable like kissing or grooming through the divider?
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Post by imjessiegee on Dec 13, 2014 4:29:43 GMT -8
I think it's 10 gallon. I only gave them their water bottle and food bowl and give them a cardboard tube now and then. I give them a layer of sawdust.
They do groom sometimes and one does bend its neck to touch the others mouth. That's really all.
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Post by eleda on Dec 13, 2014 12:14:43 GMT -8
when you say they fight - are they rolling around in a blur, or sort of standing/bouncing and pawing at each other?
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Post by imjessiegee on Dec 13, 2014 14:42:30 GMT -8
They ball shape fight.
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Post by imjessiegee on Dec 14, 2014 12:26:27 GMT -8
It's not so much a blur because I split it up quite quickly.
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Post by eleda on Dec 19, 2014 14:23:12 GMT -8
Wen my gerbils had their ball fight they went into a blur so fast I didn't have time to stop them before that. however, currently I am having a situation where my gerbils sort of stop-and-start in a ball shape. I'm asking about that sort of behavior as we speak. it IS possible for two gerbils to never get along, but I think in your case its too early to tell "will they or wont they"
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Post by eleda on Dec 20, 2014 16:37:04 GMT -8
how long do you wait after a fight before introducing them again? it was recommended to me that I don't let my gerbils interact for "quite a while" and then try the split cage method from the beginning. the poster said the more they fight the less likely they are to get along.
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Post by imjessiegee on Dec 21, 2014 8:55:01 GMT -8
I split them for a week three weeks ago. I lifted the split and they got on okay for the first 5-10 minutes just sniffing and passing by each other and then they arch side by side. It isn't a blur. They ball shape with one on top of the other, I grab one by the tail and the other clings from it's mouth?
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Post by imjessiegee on Dec 21, 2014 8:55:22 GMT -8
They show signs in the split like one will groom the other.
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Post by elanajoy on Jan 2, 2015 12:32:10 GMT -8
It took my girls a LONG time to get along. I almost gave up hope. 5 or 6 weeks I think. They certainly drew blood several times when they got to each other. I was told that once they draw blood they wont ever pair. Not true in my case. I was also told that they could suddenly declan and kill eachother because of that history. I keep an eye out for those signs, but a year later and they are still the best of friends! I had barebones cage, 10 gallon, diagonal split, switched them 3 times a day, made sure they took the night shift on different sides. just a water bottle on both sides and scatter fed them. They never got got to that point where they slept next to eachother in the split... but when they had not tried to kill each other for a bit I started doing play dates in a big plastic bin (neutral territory). A few minutes here, half hour there. I worked my way up to where they were spending most of the day together and sleeping together. THEN, when I was ready to put them in the cage together, I cleaned it out entirely, and put the bedding that was in the play bin in the cage. I slept on the couch with a flashlight, I was so nervous. But they have been together ever since! I have even given them a new cage, no declanning! It took a while for the real dominancy displays to fade, there was back arching and what not... and it took me a while to trust them together. Good luck! let us know how it goes!
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