Post by jesster on May 31, 2004 7:49:22 GMT -8
Hi - I just wanted to share a success story, regarding introducing 2 gerbils. I had 2 older gerbils (about 3 years old) together, and one younger gerbil (about 4-5 months old) on her own. One of my older gerbils died 
so after a week of the other two separate and alone, I put them in a split cage setup. After 2 days I removed the divider and supervised them closely. There was a little bit of chasing and some minor and short (5 seconds) boxing matches but overall they seemed ok together for a few hours. I put the divider in again for overnight then the next day took it out again. They are now great friends and groom each other and sleep together. I am very happy! Another note is that the older gerbil was the dominant one from the previous pair, so it's not impossible to make this work!
so after a week of the other two separate and alone, I put them in a split cage setup. After 2 days I removed the divider and supervised them closely. There was a little bit of chasing and some minor and short (5 seconds) boxing matches but overall they seemed ok together for a few hours. I put the divider in again for overnight then the next day took it out again. They are now great friends and groom each other and sleep together. I am very happy! Another note is that the older gerbil was the dominant one from the previous pair, so it's not impossible to make this work!
Wait..let me shutup. 
The don't sell those do they? ;D
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