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?
Your two gerbils are an established adult pair, and therefore it would be very dangerous to try to introduce a third. Let them be for now. Since they are males, when one dies, you can introduce two male pups to the one left behind. Tana and The Little Rascals Now at http://rascals.mybravenet.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for ICQmail at http://www.icq.com/icqmail/signup.html
