Hi Cindy, I wasn't very clear on one point -- pups I would just put together
to introduce. A split cage introduction is for one-on-one pairings for an
adult or for a pup that fights. Good luck, Donna
> Cindy wrote:
>
> > Can I mix similar ages? (in an all boy/all girl tank?)
> > I have pups born on the following dates:
> > 11/23
> > 12/3
> > 12/6
> > 12/8
> > 12/13
> > 12/21
>
> You should be fine with gerbils under 8 weeks, but there are
> exceptions. I wear gloves to break up any fighting, and do not provide
> any hiding
> spaces during the introduction. I introduce gerbils on a day where I
> can watch them all day. When they are all together sleeping in a big pup
> pile, you're safe. If gerbil pups get into a gerbil ball fight, give up
> on introducing them to the community. You can "split cage" introduce them
> over a weeks time.
> See http://www.geocities.com/abcgerbils/boy_tank.html for one example of
> introducing older pups.
