> I assume keeping male and female together would mean babies. I guess
> that
> talk I had 30 years ago sunk in. So if I am not planning on breeding
> is
> there any difference between a pair of males vs pair of females
Usually either gender does fine in same-sex pairs, but male pairs tend
to be more stable.
> If I have just 2 males...do they get sexual urges.
I used to think my male pair was sexually frustrated. . . turns out
this was marking behavior, not mating behavior. They have scent glands
on their bellies. This marking may look like mating if you haven't
recently seen gerbils mating.
If I have males
> and
> females but separated, do the males go crazy when the female is in
> heat (i
> assume they go into heat).
I have heard it can happen, but usually it is the females that "go
crazy."
> One more - If I set up different "rooms" connected by tubes, do they
> generally go to the bathroom in a separate room, sleep in another,
> etc?
Sometimes. An aquarium is usually best, tho, rather than the tubes. The
tubes get chewed up.
> I lied - a 2nd one more - anything i should be looking for when
> picking them
> out?
Bright eyes, energetic, curious. But don't hold it against them if
they're sleeping when you see them. Healthy gerbs should wake up pretty
quickly tho. If you set your hand in the cage and keep it still, they
will likely approach, sniff, and walk over your hand (tho they may run
away at first.)
Have fun!
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Julie & Michael
Alex P. Kitten & The Little Rascal
Zooty & Goldie (the Newlyweds!)
Pippin (The Loner)
Sparky & Norman (the White Boys)
Bossy & Baby (The Slate Spot Twins)
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