This is perfectly normal. They are trying to hide the gerbil from you and to keep them warm. Maybe leaving them alone would help.
If you have more than one gerbil then maybe the other one scratched it when they were play-fighting. Also your gerbil could be alergic to the type of bedding you have in the cage. It is normally aspen and other man-made wood products
She might be allergic to the bedding. If you are using aspen bedding, this is probably it. Eco bedding will not make your gerbil have an allergic reaction. Still, I would consult with your vet to make sure.
It might be allergic to the bedding. These symptoms are common with pine and aspen allergic reactions. Try replacing your bedding with Carefresh or Eco-bedding, which is a bedding made of recycled cloth and other soft, hypoallergenic materials. This should clear up the problem. If not, take you gerbil to the vet, as it may be something more serious.
Yes You have to.
After 24 hours you can hold your gerbil. Or in other words, one day.
It is likely your gerbil died of natural causes and the other one was just disposing of its body. It is not very nice to think on but makes a lot of sense in the wild as a dead body would just attract predators.
The female gerbil CAN accept a new female gerbil, but it totally depends on the characteristics of the two gerbils. If one is friendly, and the other is hostile and territorial, they don't go together. You just have to try it out to see what works. some females get along but all of them.
Roland Rat didn't have a pet gerbil, but one of his friends, Kevin, was a gerbil.
The other one has visible bite marks and they bleed. Gerbils can't punch.
Some times. Gerbils are group animals. They do not lead solitary lives. You see gerbils groom each other and keep each other company. If you only had one gerbil then it would probably live a short life.
When you are told you are allowed to get one.
No but if you get it a friend, make sure that they won't kill each other. A gerbil is a pack creature and normally has a friend. If you only have one, it might lonely but it will be fine.