Post by Andrea on Jul 30, 2007 12:24:10 GMT -4
This past week I have been so frustrated with my gerbils.
Last week Cadillac was beating up Shelby, so i had to separate them, though she wasn't terribly beaten up I'm thinking she is sick (cancer?) as she doesn't look so healthy anymore and has lost weight.
Friday i lost my snuggly man Jimmy, the first of my only litter I ever had (I had 5 pups, and they are 2.5 years old, now have 4 left
) Jimmy was murdered by his younger tank mate
Last night i caught Carlo beating up poor Magic. Magic had some nasty bites all over him, a real bad one on his leg. I had to clean him up last night (blood all over me & him) and put him into the only tank i have left around 7 gallons. At least the smaller space will keep him less mobile so he can heal.
I'm about to pull my hair out! Nothing has changed, why are my gerbils killing (and trying to) each other?!?!?!
It's only my own too, the fosters are all fine, and many of them are in groups or 3 or 4 (females on top of that!).
I never had these problems when I had 6 or 7 gerbils, and once my numbers start going down again, i don't plan on keeping more then that many again, the fighting and blood shed is just to stressful, i hate to see my critters hurt.
Last week Cadillac was beating up Shelby, so i had to separate them, though she wasn't terribly beaten up I'm thinking she is sick (cancer?) as she doesn't look so healthy anymore and has lost weight.
Friday i lost my snuggly man Jimmy, the first of my only litter I ever had (I had 5 pups, and they are 2.5 years old, now have 4 left
) Jimmy was murdered by his younger tank mate Last night i caught Carlo beating up poor Magic. Magic had some nasty bites all over him, a real bad one on his leg. I had to clean him up last night (blood all over me & him) and put him into the only tank i have left around 7 gallons. At least the smaller space will keep him less mobile so he can heal.
I'm about to pull my hair out! Nothing has changed, why are my gerbils killing (and trying to) each other?!?!?!
It's only my own too, the fosters are all fine, and many of them are in groups or 3 or 4 (females on top of that!).
I never had these problems when I had 6 or 7 gerbils, and once my numbers start going down again, i don't plan on keeping more then that many again, the fighting and blood shed is just to stressful, i hate to see my critters hurt.
