Question to Breeders

[Kelly Harris]

Hi, all.   I used to raise guinea pigs, but with the birth of my third human child, I decided the guinea pigs were consuming too much of my time.  I recently purchased three adorable gerbil pups (from the pet store) and I have three more on hold from a breeder.(also babies)  I have a total of three decent sized cages.  The sexes and varieties are:   argente male, black male, black and white male (pretty evenly colored, would he be considered spotted?) agouti female 2 - polar fox females.   My question to you all is, as long as no fighting ensues, how do you recommend I pair them?  I know one of the polar fox females will definitely be put in with the black male.  My other question is:  With guinea pigs, you usually housed one male with 2-3 females and everyone was fine together, even when babies were born.  I have heard/read contradictory stuff about gerbils.  Can you house two females with one male?  How do you house your gerbils and in what groupings?   Thanks in advance for your help!   Kelly Harris