Please help me! Hi, I heard from my sister that you are very helpful when it comes to asking about gerbils. I am Amy's sister babysitting her two gerbils while she's in Hong Kong and I have the worst thing happen. I think I'm a really bad babysitter. Yesterday, one of the gerbils had an accident and unfortunately passed away. There wasn't anything I could do. It just happened too quickly for me to respond to prevent it. But now the surviving gerbil looks so lonely. He just lies there unless I come up to the cage and play with him to make him move around. I know that gerbils are very social animals and like to have companions. What do I do? I don't want the other gerbil to regress and become withdrawn or overly aggressive. I want to get a new gerbil and somehow get them to become friends. What do I do? How do I do it? What should I be looking for in a new gerbil and how should I take care of the gerbil I have now? Please let me know soon. I'm hoping to go today to get the new gerbil so our gerbil will not be alone too long. I know it takes time to integrate them together. But I don't want him to be too withdrawn by the time I introduce the new gerbil. Bonny Wong Marketing & Communications Coordinator Alzheimer Society of Alberta Phone: (403) 250 - 1303 Fax: (403)250 - 8241
