Can you introduce new gerbils to your old one?

Answer 1

i had two male gerbils friendlier then anything one got eaten by my cat now nutty i always blighting me i researched it and they are recommended to live together unless one is a baby but, gerbils are disgusting and nocturnal so do not keep them in your room your any where near, do not keep one with a cat and do not use a plastic cage

Answer 2

The gerbil can, but it depends on the personality of the two gerbils. Make sure you keep track of them in case any fighting happens. The best thing to do would be to put a chicken wire type screen in the middle of the cage to see if they have any disputes with the protection of the wire. Remember, it all depends on the personality of both of the gerbils. It also depends what new gerbil you are talking about. If it is a new female gerbil, most likely the male will be perfectly fine with it. If the new gerbil is actually a male, however, than be very cautious with any activity involving the two. Also make sure that each gerbil has its own food and water supply. The main fighting that may occur between the two gerbils will be over food and water. Make sure you supply each gerbil with its own playing equipment, too, and try not to give one gerbil more attention over the other. It all depends on the personality of the gerbils for anything to work out.

Use the split cage method. Make a screen out of chicken wire with a wooden frame, place it in the center of the tank (or a cage but tanks work better). Have food and water and toys on both sides and place the new male on the empty side while your other male is on the other side. Every day trade handfuls of bedding between the two. Do this for a week switching more and more bedding, when it is over a week you can cautiously remove the barrier between the two. This time is crucial. Do not leave the area (this stage is best to do on the weekend when you can keep an eye on them). Most likely the male gerbil can accept the new male gerbil (I hope you're not trying to breed without reading up on them) because they are both highly social creatures. They should get along just fine but if they start to fight in ball-form you need to separate them; they will not get along if this happens.

Answer 3

Use the split tank method when introducing to new gerbils. If you are using a Fish Tank /Aquarium as a gerbil cage, you will need a fish divider to put between the cage. (This item can be bought at your local pet store.) It is like a gerbil cage top. Its made from Mesh and I wouldn't use it unless you have a Aquarium tank. If you have a mettle bar cage, You need to put the to cages side by side so the bars on both cages meet. This lets them get used to each others smell without harming each other. After about 2 Weeks of this, you can move one of the gerbils into the others cage. If your doing this will females and males for breeding, do the same thing, but place the female into the males cage. Also, if your planning to breed, please read all the information about gerbil breeding before you pair a male and female together. Its very important you know what your doing before you do it.

Answer 4

It's not really something that's likely to happen, unless the 2 current gerbils are young. Otherwise, they'll fight, possibly to the death.

Answer 5

Yes you can but you have to be careful and it could end up in a huge fight killing 1 of them if your not careful.