Hi,
Have you tried the split cage method? what you do is you take wire mesh,
and stick it in the center of the tank. Then put 1 gerbie on each side.
Switch them every few hours. Possibly this could solve you problem. Hope
this helps. Have a good day!
Love,
Amy
----- Original Message -----
From: Arabelle Sexton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 8:51 AM
Subject: Gerbils living alone
> Dear listmembers
>
> I am new to this list but, from some of the postings I have seen, I feel
> that some of you may be able to offer me some advice.
>
> I have only two gerbils, both males and both about 18 months old. One of
> them I bought as a baby and successfully introduced him to an elderly
adult
> male which I owned previously. When the elderly male died I bought
another
> male so that the remaining gerbil (now sexually mature) would have a
> companion. I was told by the vendor that this new gerbil was sexually
> immature (the breeder told me sometime later that he was in fact 20 weeks
> old at the time of sale). When I put the two gerbils together they fought
> seriously almost straight away - they were rolled up in a ball and really
> going at each other.
>
> I am familiar with the technique of introducing 2 gerbils but I have also
> read that once two gerbils have fought as badly as this they will never be
> reconciled, so my question to listmembers is this. Do you consider it is
> worth me trying to introduce them again to one another? I have not tried
> since the day I bought the second gerbil, almost a year ago. They both
have
> large multilevel cages, and both have access to a large run and many toys
> every day. If I attempt to reintroduce them it will mean confinement to a
> much smaller space, maybe for as long as a week, and I don't want to
cause
> them undue stress.
>
> I would be most grateful for any advice listmembers can offer.
>
> Arabelle
>
