It sounds like the big one wants to be alone. I would keep her away from her sister so she doesn't suffer the fate of the first one (how awful that must have been!! I'm sorry)
Some gerbils are just like that. If you can find a breeder in your area (try www.agsgerbils.org breeder list) you can see if they would take your smaller girl and try to pair her with a more gerbil-gentle partner. Donna ABC Gerbils www.abcgerbils.com --- Diana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Until recently I had what seemed to be a fairly well > bonded clan of girls--three sisters (nearly > identical agoutis) who had been together since > birth. They slept > together, ran in the wheel together, everything > seemed fine. We returned from the movies one night > to discover two gerbils and the remains of a third. > We > decided to clean the cage and then put the two > remaining girls back together. They bulit a nest > and went to sleep and in fact were fine until the > next time I > changed the bedding in the tank. Shortly after > returning them to the clean tank, the fatter sister > started chasing the smaller sister around and seemed > to be trying > to bite her. We divided the cage and have left them > in split cage for almost a week now, switching sides > every night. Is there any hope for these girls? > Are they > doomed to a separate existence for the remainder of > their lives? They aren't quite a year old yet. > > Diana __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
