Hi Deb !
> Sounds like jealousy, or one smelled the scent of another gerbil
> [you handled another gerbil, then handled one of them, changing
> the scent of the gerbil you handled...the other one didn't like the
> one you handled smelling 'different' and attacked]
This is possible (we have 2 aquariums) ...
> You can try doing split cage....for a week, then if they are showing
> signs of wanting to be together (sleeping against the divider,
> trying to groom each other through the divider, etc) instead of
> wanting to fight....then you can try removing the divider.
Bad thing is that right now I have heavy wooden divider (no holes)
(it's Sunday and it is the only thing I could use) but I'll do my best
to find something better (with holes) ...
> Is there any chance one of them is pregnant? [I am assuming
> not, that you left a daughter in with the mother and removed the
> rest to stop the mother from having more pups]
No, neither is pregnant and you are assuming right !
> There is a good chance that the split cage will not work, and
> they will fight once again....but I usually will give a pair one
> chance.
We would definitely give'em another chance ...
> Could it be you moved a wooden toy or something else that
> could have the scent of another gerbil into the cage? That
> would trigger fighting like that.
No - they have their own toys and another pair
(father,mother and son (+ 5 - 2 weeks old pups) have their own !
We are really hoping that they'll live together again .
After Maggies (mother) first partner died we paired her with another
male (father from another aquarium) just to give her "company"
(daughter) and now it sounds frustrating - to have two
females alone :-(( ...
Thank you for answering !
Dejan & Nives
