Hi everyone, I'm a little confused and hope someone can straighten this out for me.
I was under the impression that gerbil pairs (same or opposite sex) are the best set-ups per cage. However, I got to thinking that in the future, one is sure to leave ahead of the other. Then what'll happen to the one left behind if it's not a loner? By that time it'll be fairly old, and isn't that a problem when it comes to introducing a new gerbil? How should that be solved? On the other hand, I've been reading about some set-ups where trios (same sex) get along fine. Currently I have two males together, an 8 months-old and a 4 months-old. They get along fabulously. To avoid eventually one being left alone down the road, should I try to introduce a third gerbil to the cage now? If so, should it be a baby (i.e. 6 weeks-old or so)? How should the introduction be done? What are the chances of acceptance? Following that, if the trio intro works out, then down the road two will be left. At which time another new gerbil should be introduced to keep the pattern going. However, by then the two gerbils still alive will be well advanced in age... will they still accept a new gerbil? Thanks, Amy The Jeu-jeu Gerbils __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com
