At 10:24 AM 7/27/00 -0400, Mary McDermott wrote:
>One of my pairs started fighting last night! I separated them because the
>male was biting and ripping the fur off her tail, I gave them new toys (from
>a different tank), would this make him go crazy? I am doing the split cage
>thing on them, since they are brother/sister and have been living with each
>their all their life do you think they wouldn't fight THAT much? Or do you
>think I should leave them in the split cage thing for a whole week?
>P.S Jason, I am very sorry about your poor poor baby gerbil {:(.
If you gave them a toy that had other gerbils' scent on it that is probably
what triggered the fight. The split cage is probably a good idea at least
for awhile.
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