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Hey guys so recently I’ve noticed black spots forming on my gerbil and I don’t know if it’s stress or something else is there any signs to see if she’s stressed or has some sort of disease or is she just putting on new fur?

I got an new gerbil! I'm currently bonding him with my first gerbil... Its going really well! I'm going to let them have a sleepover, but I am leaving soon and I don't know if I should do it before or after I go. I leave fairly soon and I don't want to rush. I was thinking I should do it after, but I worry to leave them in the split tank with the house sitter. I'll only be gone a few days... I don't know what to do. These are my gerbs! Dune is the grey one, and Evantyr is the brown and white one.

Hi there, I recently lost my boy Theo, leaving his brother Vincent alone. As Vincent is only 2.5 years old, I didn’t want to leave him alone for long so I adopted Sky, a 3 year old boy who had been alone for 6 months following his own brother’s passing. I used the split cage method (as per Timon and Pumba’s videos and guides!) and very happy to report Vincent and Sky bonded quite quickly and seem very happy together. They have similar energies and are both adults, so that definitely played a big part in it. I’m now preparing the larger enclosure to move them in soon. I’ve binned all the hides, toys and wheel and got brand new ones. I’m deep cleaning the tub and even the topper. My question is, should I deep clean the wooden base of the topper? If so, what’s the best way to do this? I’m using F10 diluted to clean everything else, but not sure this will be good on a wooden surface? Or am I being way too neurotic about removing Theo’s scent before putting Vincent back in with Sky? Thanks!