Steven Horvath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi everyone. Today I woke up really late and as I started to get my things
>together for school I noticed that Csopi was sitting on top of Noel and
>eating her. I q uickly shewed Csopi to the side and took Noel out. She
>didn't have a back leg any more and there was nothing I could do. See we in
>montreal are going through the blizard of the year. And I had to get things
>ready to go to school. I coudln't do anyhting so I just seperated them.
>When I came back from school I rused in and looked at my poor baby and she
>was dead. It was horible. I thoguht she would be ok of just one limb
>missing but I also saw she had slashes around her neck. I don't know why all
>these deaths are happening. Now that I have 2 females that killed can I pair
>them up? oh yeah and before I can except the fact it was over dominence, but
>in this case it was a 7 month old gerbil and an 8-9 weeker. If Noel wanted
>domince she had no way of getting it. Now I don't know what to do. If there
>is any advice then please e-mail me. Thank you for your time.
Sorry to hear about your gerbil.
The fact that dominance is impossible would not necessarily stop the
older gerbil from feeling threatened. Females are like that. Males are
much less likely to attack a much smaller gerbil.
You can try and put them together but try a split cage for a long time!
At least a week.
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/intro.htm
As for what killed the gerbil. Often gerbils that are seriously wounded
in a fight will go into shock. Only a heated pad and a lot of water can
stop them dying and even that often does not work.
--
Julian
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