I had a family of four females together for about six months, then removed one for breeding. The four did fine and then the three did fine.
I have another female trio that has done fine. I had another female trio that did fine until the daughter was about 5 months. Then though smaller she attacked mom, who I removed. Bottom line: #1 They might be okay together, but females in pairs are less likely to fight when maturity hits. #2 Follow the 5 gallons per gerbil rule, so four should be in 20 gallons so they are not crowded #3 Remember the gerbil breeders mantra -- there is always room for one more tank (what about the hallway or bathroom...tee hee. Donna ABC Gerbils www.abcgerbils.com --- Jessica Pierson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right now I have four females in one tank. It's mom > and three daughters. > There's also a litter of seven in with them, they're > about 3 weeks old. I > haven't noticed any problems yet. Is this something > that's going to > inevitably turn into a problem? I don't have the > space for another tank, > and I just can't take them to the pet store... :/ > > -Jess > The Grecian Clan > > ----- > > You can have up to three females in one tank. No > more, > > though three risks an eventual battle of wills > between > > two of the females, sometimes they can live in > > harmony. > > > > Three males is the best bet. Males tend to get > along > > better than females. > > > > Most gerbil care books have much misinformation. > Most > > breeders are accurate. Many pet sotores are guilty > of > > mis-sexing a gerbil and many new pet owners wind > up > > with pups that way. Try and learn to sex them > yourself > > or learn as much as you can about it, before going > to > > a pet store. > > > > I will send you privately the New Gerbil People > Links > > I just recently sent to the list. In case you > weren't > > a member then yet. > > > > Jade __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
