For my 10-gallon aquarium, i got an extra screen-lid (the kind WITHOUT a little door
:) to use diagonally as a divider. That is a perfect fit and you dont have to tape it
to the cage--except it's not quite high enough on the top, so I taped paper towel
tubes to the top with packing tape so it would be smooth and the gerbs couldnt chew
through.
--Jodie
-----Original Message-----
From: "Jill"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue Apr 03 12:27:07 PDT 2001
Subject: Re: fighting and separation
>Yes, I agree it sounds like a dominance issue- probably neither one is
>willing to accept the submissive role. I had a similar situation with 2
>females but they were of different ages and sizes- I can't even count how
>many times I put the divider in and took it out.
>
> I made my divider from hardware cloth I purchased at Home Depot and duct
>tape. It was a pain to take out and put back because it was taped in place.
>I have heard of other using things like grated shelves from a refrigerator
>that are self-supporting so they may be easier to take out and remove.
>Anyone else have suggestions for an easily removable divider?
>Jill
>
>
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>> From: ANDREA SPIEGLE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: fighting and separation
>> Date: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:22 PM
>>
>> Well, I bought them from a petstore, so I don't know their exact ages,
>> but they were extremely small when I bought them, and that was this past
>> August. I think they're both female (I'm horrible at telling gender and
>> so was the person at the petstore) but they're definitely same-sex, as
>> we haven't had any pups yet. There were very visible injuries on Mel
>> the pied, but it was hard to tell with Hershey who is black. There
>> wasn't any blood (at least that I could see) on the bedding but there
>> were a few small spots on the last sheet that was clinging to a tp
>> roll. They both have bites to the face/neck area, I didn't notice any
>> on their tails. I did notice that before this fight, like the last one,
>> they were chasing each other around with one trying to mount the other.
>> I figured it was some dominance issue they were trying to work out.
>> Could they be fighting because neither one wants to be the "submissive"
>> one of the pair? What could I use to make a divider? I have to admit
>> I'm not really the DIY type.
>>
>> Jill wrote:
>> >
>> > Are they male or female? How old?
>> >
>> > Chances are the fighting will continue and possible escalate. If you
>could
>> > fashion a divider that is easy to put in and remove and can't be
>crossed,
>> > then you could separate them when you're not there to watch. Was there
>> > blood drawn or injuries from the fight?
>> > Jill
>> >
>> >
>
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