This probably isn't the best way, but when I introduced my two females, I'd
hold one in each hand (neither one of them minded being in my hands) and
holding them near each other, so when the larger one (Spoo, at the time)
would grab for Key, I could instantly pull them apart. It took about a
week of switching them every few hours, but they were a tough case. Key
would constatly scratch at one side of the divider (wire mesh taped into a
horrid plastic cage) and Spoo would do this weird run-attack thing at
it. It took *so* much patience and a lot of pleadings, but Spoo finally
stopped grabbing at Key, and the rest is history. (I can't remember
exactly how I decided to take out the divider, I believe it was something
to the effect taht one of them climbed over it or it fell down... )
Kelly and Spoo
At 09:22 AM 7/13/2001 -0700, ABCgerbils wrote:
>You can try them together after a few days to a week.
>Swap sides as often as you can before you unite them.
>
>You know they are okay together when they sleep in the
>same nest. Until they do this do not leave them
>unsupervised (put them back into the split cage).
>
>When you first introduce them, wear gloves in case
>they fight. A gerbil ball fight or one propelling
>into the air to get away from the other are bad signs.
>
>Good luck,
>Donna
>ABC Gerbils
>www.abcgerbils.com
>--- Bonny Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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
>
>
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