I have owned many hamsters, but this is my first time owning gerbils. Today I bought a male and a female. Neither are full grown, but the female is a little bigger than the male. They were kept in separate cages in the pet store, so I'm not sure they ever met each other, but the cages shared a glass wall. I put them both into the new cage, and at first they seemed to get along well, but now they are having little almost fights, they scuffle for about two seconds, then run apart. I'm not sure if I should be concerned. Will they never be able to live together, or is this a normal behavior to establish dominance? The smaller, male has been squeaking a little when the female is near, I don't think he's in any pain and they both appear healthy. If you have gerbil experience, advice would be awesome.
2007-03-18
12:02:39
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Andrea
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