Hi Rachel, Give up on these two. They simply don't like each other and someone's going to get hurt. Once they get into a ball fight there is little hope of them getting along.
Donna ABC Gerbils www.abcgerbils.com --- Rachel Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, for the past week I have been trying to get > two females together. I > used the split cage method, a wire mesh dividing a > 10 gallon tank. The girls > (Iris a black and Wilma an agouti) have been snffing > at eachother on either > side of the wires for five days. I have attemped > putting them together > numerous times (about once a day). I start by > holding one in each hand and > letting them sniff eachother, then I put them in the > tank. They smell > eachother's scent patches and faces. One acts > dominant over the other and > puts one paw on her head as if to say "stay there, > I'm smelling you". They > walk away from eachother and then come back to smell > again. This lasts about > two minutes, then they both become very tense side > by side and before you > know it they are one big ball of fur rolling around > the tank. (yes I have to > wear gloves the whole time) They are still in the > split cage. Does anyone > have any suggestions? These are both older females > who are mothers and VERY > DARN STUBBORN with eachother. :) Thankyou! > > -Rachel > > > #*@&*(#%!!! > ~~(_)"> <"(_)~~ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com
