we had a male who was in the same situation and he was very happy to get a new cagemate to clean and bond with the younger the new guy the easier the bond will form and you may even not need to split-cage to introduce them we've had great luck with odd groups of gerbils getting along so we would try to set him up with 2 pals (who don't know each other either) so that when he passes on the other two will still have each other and you won't end up tag-teaming gerbils every time the older of the pair passes on it's a lot less traumatic for all the gerbies in the long-run, the fewer pals they lose over their lifetime the less sadness they endure best bet is to clean the cage out and wash it & all the accessories with a very mild soap or something to remove the older gerbie's smell then place all the gerbies in the fresh cage as new territory -- ron & traci things-that-squeak feel free to email us anytime!
> From: Marie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 09:08:40 -0700 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Single (lonely?) Gerbil > > I have a 3 year old gerbil who has been living on his own since his brother > died a few months ago. Although he gets lots of attention and seems to be > quite happy I was wondering whether it�s right to keep him alone. I was > thinking of maybe trying to introduce him to a couple of baby males� > > Does anybody have any advice as to what would be best for him? > > Marie > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get your Royston Vasey email address ---> > http://www.roystonvasey.co.uk/
