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From: "Julian and Jackie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: Fighting
> Deb Rebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >>Also when you do the split tank, have the gerbils swap sides 2 - 3
> >>times a day. This will cause all areas of the tank to contain the
> >>scents of both gerbils.
> >
> >Every two to three days. It gives them something to snort through
> >and think about.
> >
> >Deb
> >Rebel's Rodent Ranch
>
>
> I disagree. We have had far better results from swapping two or three
> times a day. They still have the periods when we sleep to get used to
> things. Gerbils forget scents in about three days so leaving them for
> two to three days defeats the point of the split cage in my view.
>
I have noticed the more frequently I swap, the more likely the pair is to
get along.
