Once the gerbils are joined together, watch them carefully. They said the hamsters didn’t fight with the gerbil. If your gerbil is still a baby, you won't have any problem to present him a new gerbil of the same age. Fighting gerbils. My gerbils, Chicken & Waffles, starting fighting a couple weeks ago, so I split them up using the split cage method. Young gerbils 3 months or less . If gerbils draw blood, it can be very very difficult to reintroduce them. Background Just recently I have had several enquiries from members and non-members wanting advice on what to do if there is an outbreak of violence amongst their gerbils. I brought in my cage, and they placed the first gerbil with another unknown male. They are siblings and have lived together perfectly for a little over 2 years. While it is rare, gerbils are capable of fighting to the death. Joined: Mar 23, 2009 ... We separated them overnight and treated the injured one (she started eating and drinking straight away) tried reintroducing them later in the day but the attacks started straight away so we had to separate them again. Recently, my gerbils have been fighting and i have managed to split them but both have drew blood. In fact, I noticed the gerbil sleeping against one hamster. The split cage method is a way to safely and gradually introduce two gerbils. Whilst gerbils can and do fight, fighting is quite a […] Before they fought, the grey gerbil kept on sniffing the other gerbils rear and they also kept facing off. Once the gerbils appear curious and not aggressive towards each other, the divider can be removed. Adult gerbil. As far as know, they are both female when we had them sexed at our pet shop. When using the split cage method for gerbils, we can transfer their scents to each other by carefully switching the gerbils to opposite sides of the cage four to five times a day. The answer is yes. Have heavy gloves handy and be prepared to separate the gerbils if a fight should occur. Suddenly today they started fighting. In the wild, it is common for gerbils to fight, but the defeated gerbil can flee because it is not in a cage. After a week of these daily transfers, remove the divider. I've separated them into two cleaned cages and both seem to be in no pain. One has an injured eye and the other has patches of fur missing all over and red spots, though no blood as far as I can see. But, if you see some fighting you can use the split cage technique and normally, everything should be ok. Gerbils who do not know each other must be gradually introduced or they will fight, possibly to the death. The gerbils they had were younger, so they naturally placed this older gerbil in with the hamsters. If you have a lone gerbil and want to give it a cage mate, then using the split cage method to introduce them is necessary. I have two male gerbils. This originally appeared in the September 1999 issue of The Nibbler, Journal of the National Gerbil Society. I have tried to re-introduce them a couple … The idea is to create two separate living areas within a tank, so that gerbils … I asked to try this gerbil with another male. I think what I would do is keep them completely separate for as long as possible (in an attempt to get them to forget each other, and to make them lonely) then try a very slow and careful split cage intro (google the method). Discussion in 'Rodents' started by paulo, Mar 23, 2009. paulo PetForums Newbie. In captivity, a defeated gerbil has nowhere to escape, forcing the fight to go on until death. Placing 2 unfamiliar gerbils into a cage together can lead to fighting and one or both of the gerbils may get seriously injured. 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