Hi forum!
I just have a question regarding our new baby gerbil.
Last month, one of our gerbils, Mia, passed away :(
She was in the enclosure with another 1 year burmese gerbil, Canela.
So, to avoid Canela get depressed, we have now a 3 months new red-eyes white gerbil, she is Allie :) We are following the guide for bonding gerbils (Timon-Pumba guide :P ).
After 1 and half week with divider, we dont see any agression signs for now.
The only thing we notice with small gerbil, is when we put our hand close to the gerbil, she gives it small bites or also pees on it!
Is that a good sign or could be dangerous when bonding?
They are in heat time now, that's the reason they are back with back :P
What do you suggest? Thanks in advance! Regards from Argentina!
Sorry to hear about your loss, I know how hard it is losing the little ones ❤️ the nibbling and small pee could possibly be a territorial thing, Dory is one that I've found that does that, especially if I smell like other gerbils she may nip me, scent mark me with her scent gland and she'll also do a funny walk on my hands as she pees on me to scent mark me some more. If you suspect one of yours is quite territorial I'd be inclined to give them more time in the split before trying a meet, and when you do try a meet be ready to separate at the first sign of tension, and definitely do your best to avoid letting them meet when either of them are in heat, it's a bad idea generally I think, but especially so with someone who's extra territorial
Hi Heather, how are you??
We had a happy ending bonding Canela and Ali! 😁🐁🐀
We followed the TIMON & PUMBA guidelines!
You are the best Heather!!🤗
Thanks a lot!!😎