-----Original Message-----
From: Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: Help--one of pair died
>I agree with the idea to introduce a female around the same age- or most
>importantly, around the same size. I have done 3 female-female intros- two
>of the intros were with lone adult females, pretty close in age and about
>the same size. Both of these intros were very successful. One pair has
>since passed on (they got to be 3 years old) and the other pair is still
>going strong.
>
>The other intro was an adult female and a female pup and was not nearly as
>successful. The intro took a very long time (about 2 months) and even when
>they finally cohabited they did not appear to bond much. They would scuffle
>a lot and rarely slept in the same nest- although no blood was ever shed,
>otherwise I would have separated them.
>Jill
>
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>> From: The Little Rascals <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: Help--one of pair died
>> Date: Monday, February 19, 2001 8:31 PM
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jodie Votava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 5:00 PM
>> Subject: Help--one of pair died
>>
>>
>> > Hello, I had a pair of female gerbils, one year old, who had been
>together
>> their whole lives. One of them passed away a few days ago, but the other
>> one is healthy. I am wondering whether it would be a good idea to
>introduce
>> a new gerbil (i would get a baby female and use a split cage method). I
>> don't want my gerbil to be lonely, but I also do not want any bloodshed,
>or
>> to end up with another gerbil who has to be kept in a separate cage.
>>
>> Actually, if you're going to do this, getting a female about the same age
>> would be better. If you put a female in with her that is small enough to
>be
>> considered a pup, she could be very aggressive toward it. Females are
>> aggressive toward pups not their own.
>> >
>> > I attempted introducing a baby to an adult female once in the past and
>it
>> was unsuccessful. However that was with an adult female who had been
>alone
>> all her life--so I thought maybe this time it might work better since
>this
>> gerbil is used to having a friend.
>>
>> Probably it was because of what I mentioned above.
>> >
>> > I would really appreciate some advice on this--has anyone actually been
>> successful introducing a baby to an adult female?
>> >
>> > --Sam
>> >
>> I'd try one about the same age - see if you can find a breeder who will
>work
>> with you, in case the introduction doesn't work. And of course use a
>> split-cage for 1-2 weeks.
>
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