Silje Gamst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hey!
>
>This night i wake up hearing some strange noises. I ran up to see what it
>was... It was my three male gerbils who has been living togheter happily for
>about one year. Two of them were fighting! I managed to get them appart, and
>they was all bloody on their bodies. The oldest one was worst. He had wounds
>on his head, tail and all over. I separated them into different cages, but I
>don't understand what caused them to fight.. The third male gerbil who lives
>with them had not been fighting. He just sat in one corner and looked
>frightened. Right now the oldest gerbil are looking really sick, I think
>i'll take him to the vet, the other male is looking much better, and I think
>he would have killed my older gerbil if I had not separated them from each
>other. What could have happened??
>Anyone who has a suggestion???
Groups of gerbils do sometimes fall out and fight. It is less common
with groups of males, but sometimes it happens.
The fight was almost certainly because of a challenge over dominance.
--
Julian
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