Donna Anastasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> After these last two incidents of gerbils violently attacking their
> cage mates; I'm left wondering why such a thing happens and whether
> there are any steps to prevent it? (I mean outside of the obvious
> steps of not mixing strange gerbils, or housing more than two
> females together, or bringing a newcomer into a group)
>
> Does this just happen sometimes with established pairs?
>
> Is it more/less likely with pairing of different sexes? male-male
> versus female-female versus female-male.
>
> This sounds very traumatic and not something I (not to mention my
> gerbils) would ever want to face.
>
>
>
Have a look at:
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/fighting.htm
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Julian
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