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Post by mebetweenthestars on May 14, 2010 2:51:39 GMT -8
Hi everybody..
Yesterday my gerbil died.. and now the other one is alone.. no my question was if i should try to let him meet with an other gerbil..
He's 2 years and 9 months my gerbil.. and he really looks sad..
So guys, what do you think i should do??
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2010 13:09:16 GMT -8
I'm sorry to hear he died. At his age if you do get another one you may run into the problem of when he dies, you will have another lone one. See how he does with plenty of attention from you. Or ask someone here (I don't know) about getting two pups and introducing him.
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Post by mebetweenthestars on May 14, 2010 13:53:04 GMT -8
I'm sorry to hear he died. At his age if you do get another one you may run into the problem of when he dies, you will have another lone one. See how he does with plenty of attention from you. Or ask someone here (I don't know) about getting two pups and introducing him. I was planning to get more than one.. so if he dies as well.. the new one wouldn't be alone.. but he really looks sad.. and i can't stand that..
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2010 15:23:10 GMT -8
It is hard to watch them sad. I am glad you were already planning on getting more than one.
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Post by Vixen on May 14, 2010 16:19:36 GMT -8
make shore you quarenteen your 2 new gerbils and use the split cage methord, should be ok, just remember at his age he maybe lonely but he still may not want a new friend
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Post by mebetweenthestars on May 15, 2010 2:17:42 GMT -8
make shore you quarenteen your 2 new gerbils and use the split cage methord, should be ok, just remember at his age he maybe lonely but he still may not want a new friend How do you see if he doesn't want a new friend(s).. Cause every time i'm with hem he looks like i'm bringing back his friend in his cage.. cause i had smoke (the one who died) all day with me.. and put him a few times back in his cage with Whiskers.. So now he always expects that i'm putting smoke back.. so what should i do?
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Post by cocoabeans on May 22, 2010 14:15:30 GMT -8
Hi there, I have just the same situation as you - one of our two old boys has passed away and I'm wondering whether to introduce two male pups to the other one. He's at least 3 and a half (RSPCA didn't know their age when I adopted them!) and he seems to be doing ok at the moment - he's pretty bright and active and we're giving him extra attention which he enjoys. I can't really offer any advice, just thought I'd say hello and give the thread a bump Would be interested to hear how you get on if you do go for it - good luck
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Post by cindy7 on May 23, 2010 7:01:31 GMT -8
I have 2 gerbils that each live on their own. The one was alone when I got her but has no interest in having contact with me....at first she wanted contact but then when I moved her into her new tank full of digging material and boxes, etc. she just digs and chews and rearranges her tank and is super busy all the time....I debated getting her a friend but she seems so busy and content that I decided to let her be. The other one was also alone when I got him, I got him from a rescue and he is missing part of his tail and is rather skittish. He is quite large, sleeps alot of the time and is slower and not that active so I think he is a senior. I decided not to stress him out by trying to combine him with another gerbil since who knows what his past was like. Anyways I think it is okay to leave them on their own sometimes. Just watch and see if yours continues to act very lonely. As the other member said...just because he is lonely doesn't mean he really wants a new friend. It's always hard to know what to do....all my other gerbils are in pairs and one pair has fights and has to be separated periodically until they get over it so that is a whole different problem!
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