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Post by bgerbil on Sept 11, 2010 14:58:03 GMT -8
I have 3 male gerbils...all three look the same. I received them in March...and there has been no problem with them. Being that they are from the same clan everything should be ok? right? Well last night there was a ruckus...one was chasing the other one. I thought nothing of it...then I decided to look. One was bloodied on the neck....and the other one had blood drip spots on him. So I took that one out to separate them. It seems the One that was hurt and the other one...that had nothing to do with the fight...are getting along great. Could it be possible that the one that started the fight was feeling left out? Its sad because they used to all sleep piled up on each other.  I can tell he misses the other two...but should I try to get them all together....or in a month get another male gerbil for the loner? |
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gerbilmama
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Post by gerbilmama on Sept 12, 2010 17:09:24 GMT -8
I would try and get a male pup for the gerbil that was wounded. I wouldn't put the 3 back together though because fighting will happen again
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meganphantom
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Post by meganphantom on Sept 16, 2010 9:16:59 GMT -8
this happened to my 3.. I re-introduced them slowly and they were back in the same cage again.. but it may keep on attacking the other 2 |
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Post by huntingmiew on Nov 17, 2010 12:44:51 GMT -8
Never put more than 2 gerbils together. Eventually it will end up in fights!
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Post by brighttreegerbils on Nov 17, 2010 13:58:02 GMT -8
That isn't always true. I've had numerous male trios that never had problems and I've heard of people having groups of up to 7 males with no issues.
It all depends on the gerbils themselves and their environment. If the personalities of the gerbils are more territorial or aggressive you are more likely to see fights. If their cage setup invites declanning, they are more likely to declan.
Gerbils can be very individualistic. I hardly know a rule that exists that there isn't an exception for. I would never have a breeding trio because of all the risks involved. But I have heard of people having two females and a male without any problems. I've even heard that both females give birth and raise pups together. I've also heard about two males and one female working out. And it probably has worked out at some point, but in general, it is a bad idea. Nothing with these guys is 100% or 0%.
-Matt
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Post by huntingmiew on Nov 18, 2010 9:14:59 GMT -8
i'm sorry, but i've just seen it go wrong too many times and heard from people that it went wrong too often. So i just would never take the risk and keep them in pairs of 2, no more.
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meganphantom
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Post by meganphantom on Nov 23, 2010 8:10:09 GMT -8
I think Matt is right on the behavior of the gerbil! Out of my three Rice, was always very protective, the tough one but VERY bouncy! When I first got him.. he actually hopped out of the box in The pet store and started to run round the floor.. but we got him  |
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Post by belldandy on Nov 23, 2010 12:21:33 GMT -8
to bad thety one is being decland. it dose happen. i hope everything works out!!
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