On Wed, 20 February 2002, Madelyn Neufeld wrote:
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had a pair of male gerbils, living together since > they were a few weeks old. ( they are now 1 1/2 years old). They > nested together, played and groomed each other. One died today and the > other one seems so lonely. Is there anything i can do for him or is there > any way i can get him a new companion? I had heard that they could only live > with family members.</FONT></DIV> Not true. Best thing is to get 1-2 male pups and put with him. Males accept younger gerbils very easily. I have two such pairs now, and the only hard part was convincing the pups that the older males weren't going to hurt them! They are very paternal toward their little buddies, and only one of them has ever been a father. Tana and The Little Rascals Now at http://rascals.mybravenet.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for ICQmail at http://www.icq.com/icqmail/signup.html
