Okay. I spent all yesterday looking for a new gerbil
again to pair up with my lonely PokePoke and after much
searching I found a cute little 7week old male. He is
just the sweetest thing! Poor guy gets so scared so
easily though. Always peeing. Hehe.
Well, I put the two into the same cage and separated
them with a divider. I actually couldn't find any
screen to divide the actual cage so I had to resort to
putting one into a large travel case and then putting
the travel case inside the actual cage. The travel
cage is see through and has breathing holes on the top.
I've put the travel case on its side so the breathing
holes are face to face with the gerbils.
I'm hoping this way will work just as well.
Now, the question I have is, how long do I have to
leave them separate? One is an adult male and the
other is an infant male. Last night the adult
(Pokepoke) doesn't seem to even care that there's a
baby around. The baby keeps staring at him but
Pokepoke looks like he could care less! But this
morning after I switched them around, the both seem to
be sleeping together but with the plastic separating
them. But then again, the travel case is put in such a
way that it creates a tunnel shaped nook that Pokepoke
always likes to sleep in. So for all I know, Poke poke
could just be sleeping there not because he wants to be
near the little guy, but because it's comfy. The
little guy though does seem to migrate to him a bit.
He was sleeping on the plastic right on top of
Pokepoke.
So how do I know when it may be safe to put them
together? I've been researching around and some people
are saying 1-2days when its an adult with an infant,
some are saying a week. And some are saying 2-3 weeks.
When is the correct time? And how do I tell when
they've gotten used to each other enough to be friends?
Thanks for all your help! You guys are great!
Bonny Wong
