Success!!! yea!

[deana]

Finally after a month of sp;it caging Uno and Braveheart are together! I'm so happy for them. I put them in the walk a bout for an hour and they sniffed each other and ran around against each other but no fights. they were timid with each other thew whole time but obviously knew each other too. I to out the divider but left the wheel in. well they were fighting over it lol so like naughty children I took it out for a day because it was difficult to separet them with it in. After it was gone they settled down, although they slept one in one corner of the tank. The older one Uno took the initiative to make friends and slept on top of Braveheart, that was great, and I gave them back thier wheel Even though I took Braveheart away from his mother I wasn't quick enough, Nemo had 3 more babies. I was very upset but have accepted it. These babies are from a bad line of pups. He (Braveheart) is a inbred babt and now it is mother and son. Iam surprised that they are still alive really, I just hope nothing is wrong with them. Got two out finally and both are Lilacs probably all will be because both parents are. I also hope they are all of one sex I don't want to buy any more tanks. Which I have 4 to get as it is. I have to many gerbils now, I love each of them and I didn't want anymore but it happened I will figure out something though, I can't seel them at all because they are not going to be healthy gerbils if someone wanted ro have baby gerbils, so I will keep them. Can't really sell any of the others we are attached to them now. Well actually I have 4 that I could let go I just don't know right now what I am going to do

[Die Fledermaus]

Glad it worked out.

I have two less as Luke and Ivory died, tankmates. Within three days of each other.

Keep them. You would feel as bad as me if you didn't.

[deana]

Thank You All the babies are Lilacs I knew they would be. I'm sorry about your loss. I dread the day that happens to me and eventually it will that one of them dies. I have to clean all tanks today it has been awhile since I have, I'm wondering if I should do the ones I split caged? I think it will be ok they are together now Even Nemo's needs to be done, they say not too do it while they are young but I have to do it or they could get sick from the amonia I'm sure that is present now I'm going to keep all my gerbils I can't part with them now, they are my babies

[Die Fledermaus]

Luke was the most neurotic gerbil I ever had, and the only one I could never handle; he even bit me more than once when I was outting food in. He attacked another gerbil. But he always got along with white Ivory, right from the start.

Whenever two die within a week of each other I wonder if I did something wrong. I also feel guilty as I know I have had too many and now a tank is free for mice in a bin. I never wanted them to die, though. You know.

>> I'm going to keep all my gerbils I can't part with them now, they are my babies <<

Exactly.

BTW, you want me to lighten your signature photos? They remain too dark. I can do it easily and either send you the new photos, or post them up for you. Just say so.

[deana]

No I don't think you are doing anything wrong, you can't be because you rescue them so that tells me that you love gerbils, I am thinking they are older when you get them and it is thier time to go is all. Braveheart is not neurotic but he is a little biter, like I said before I don't put up with it, and when I want to hold him I get him anyway whether he bites me or not, if he bites when I have him he gets a puff of air in his face, he doesn't like that lol I had a time with him while he was being split caged, when I would go to get him he would bite, or jump to the other side and we had to go fast to separate because uno would fight him. Uno is the aggressor he is the one who made friends first. Braveheart was timid, but Uno doesn't bite us.
What is confusing me now is Nibbles, my precious one, she is biting me, no one else just me, I don't get it. She is getting older now, so that might it. I just don't know. Yes you can lighten the pictures up for me I don't know how to do those kind of things and post them as well if you would If you can make them smaller that would be good too so I can get more up lol

[megs]

I'm so glad to hear the intro worked out!! But sorry about your recent loses, DF

[Die Fledermaus]

Thanks. The loses are sadly part of the whole experience especially when you have a lot.