> two questions. > > One, just to be certain, putting two four week old > males with three seven week old males should be okay, > right? I have heard a few times on the list that > people have had this work, I jst want to be certain > before next week. Probably it would be okay, tho 7 weeks is getting pretty close to sexual maturity. But I am curious, why are you separating 4-week-olds from their mother? That is a little bit early. Unless the mother is trying to drive off the youngsters, it's better to leave them in with mom until 6 weeks of age. For 5 gerbils together, I hope you have a big cage! A 10-gal aquarium is inadequate for this size group. A 20-gallon long might be just about right, assuming you're planning to leave them together long-term. Actually it would be better still just to keep them as a trio and a pair. . . or perhaps you have that big cage/tank and want to take advantage of it? I'm not sure why you want to put all these boys together. I'm not saying it couldn't work, just wondering about the situation. Is this temporary, until you find new homes for them? Don't have an answer about rawhide toys. ===== Julie & Michael (homo sapiens) Alex P. Kitten & The Little Rascal (felis catus) Zooty (RIP Reebo); Pippin; Sparky & Norman; Bossy, Baby, & Goldie (meriones unguiculatus) <Two humans with 2 cats and seven gerbils> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
