You can't really breed if you are short of tank space. In about 6 weeks
you would need to separate out the pups (especially the females) or you
will have a real population explosion. Many gerbils in a confined space
leads to stress, fighting, and dead gerbils.
GeckoX wrote:
> Hello everyone... I was just wondering what would happen if I were to
> put 4 males and one female in a single 20 gallon tank? would they
> fight? the reason I want to know is...I have deminished tank space and
> I am interested in breeding, but I am not sure as to what I should do,
> short of a tank separator. Thanks,Jason
