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Post by rs on Sept 10, 2015 15:46:56 GMT -8
A gerbil can be content by him- or herself IF there is enough mental stimulation and attention to more or less make up for the lack of a gerbil companion. We kept our (four at their peak) tanks close together, so they could see and hear (wheel-running, etc.) and smell each other, even if we couldn't actually put them together. We were also fortunate in being able to keep them all in our living room, and we could talk to them and sometimes go over to them as we passed, and we often had the TV on (low volume). We also had playpen time with each tank's member or members each week. There are two of us, and that helps in supervising playpen time.
But I can see why you don't want to keep adding tanks. Others with experience have posted their suggestions; let us all know how things are going.
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Post by asher on Sept 18, 2015 9:41:08 GMT -8
A small update, I found two young gerbils at the pet store while buying food and of course I couldn't resist. They couldn't have been more then 3 months old, but with a bit of split cages and a few days work, Sweets now has two more cagemates They still all are a bit wary with eachother, but if any aggression was shown the gerbils quickly got away from eachother to calm down, surprisingly. I think it was mainly because the younger gerbils did not want to fight. So far so good, they have been nesting together, cleaning eachother, and have seemed to formed a bond between the three of them. i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g457/zack6wack/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150916_161430635.jpg
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Post by rs on Sept 19, 2015 0:49:28 GMT -8
They are lovely!
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Post by leafwhisp on Oct 6, 2015 16:15:18 GMT -8
You could try a split either with a sturdier devider, or with other gerbils.
I had nearly the same problem once. My divider was too short and one gerbil climbed over to the other side. I separated them permanently and they lived the rest of their lives like that and they were fine. They just needed extra attention from me.
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