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No they do not, I have a female and she has lived alone for 2years now, and she is perfectly happy how she is :) Hope this helps. :)
Some gerbils can live alone but some can not. Some gerbils live shorter lives without a cage buddy.
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Do gerbils get lonely?
yes
Can gerbils that sometimes fight get along again?
Yes! If they continue to fight put them in a diffrent cage for a few hours, 5 or 6, then put them together again. They will make up because they were lonely. I have 9 gerbils it works. :)
How big does your cage have to be for three gerbils to live in?
not very big because i have 2 gerbils and my cage is small
What is the maximun gerbils you can have in a cage?
gerbils mostly live in pairs or small groups so it depends on the size of the cage and if the gerbils know each other
Do you have to separate the baby gerbils from there parents?
No. You should leave the new gerbils, mother and father together. If the parents seem to be harming their children you can take the one harming and separate it using the split cage method.
There are fruit fly in your gerbils cage what do you do?
clean the cage out and the food.
If 2 gerbils have to be separated because of fighting what should be done so that they are not lonely especially if buying more is not an option?
Buy another cage and put them next to each other
Can you keep 3 gerbils in the same cage?
yes, gerbils like to live in groups like a meerkat in australia. if the cage is big enough, if u have a small cage they will get territorial
Can a gerbils hair lose mean it will soon die?
I would get your gerbil checked out by the veterinarian, it might have mites, or an irritation to something in its cage.
Can two gerbils share a cage?
Yes but u would have to get them at the same age and from the same family of gerbils
What to do when your gerbils give birth?
Put them in a quiet preferably warm room. Remove any other gerbils from the cage.
Will your gerbil die if its is on its own?
Gerbils are actually used to living with at least 2-3 cage mates in some cases they can die because of boredom or a lonely heart. When they are unoccupied they will eat and sleep or began to plan escape by jumping. Also gerbils live together in order to warn one another of danger and sleep together for warmth in the winter.When alone they believe that they are at risk of predators as if in the wild (this fear/shock could lead to hear attacks.
