Hi Steven,
I think starting out with father and sons is the ideal way to start up your
boy tank. I wanted a variety of colors and have gotten in my three litters:
dove, argente cream, argente cream spot, and dark eyed white -- all girls!! All
of my males have been agouti. I decided to stop breeding (at least for now) and
had the pups of colors I wanted shipped in to me.
I do think a 10 gallon is too small to house 5 gerbils, I have a 20 gallon
tank waiting for them. I'm only using this small size until they are all
nesting together; which btw they are one step closer to. Now I see the three
older pups piled in one corner, the grown up smushed next to them and then the
youngest pup curled right up next to the big guy. Not quite one big gerbil
pile, but getting close.
Gary has a couple years experience with keeping a boy tank and recommends
that it be very simple -- compartments, tubes, and rooms, he's found cause
territorial disputes. So the more complex tubes and stories setup might be
better for a pair.
Good luck to you, let me know how it goes -- Donna
Steven Horvath wrote:
> I want to make a boy tank too. But what I am doing is using a habitrail
> safari and linking it up to a double story hamster cage. There will be 5
> pups and the father living in that. I thought a ten gallon tank would be a
> bit too small. I think it will work out alright becuase they have all never
> been apart. Please give me your opinions everyone. I really would like to
> have all the males together but if It would be better having 2 smaller
> groups. one with 4 and another with 2 then please say so. I will probobly
> have 2 in a ten gallon tank and the 4 in the safari-wire setup or all
> together. write back
>
> Steven and the Ardvas Clan
