hm if you are wondering, they have drawn blood, alot ... btw i have alot of them in a really big cage really big! they didnt do this when they where in the fish tank. but not the grils fight with the girls and my oldest 1 fights with 2 of my yellow 1s and im afraid hes gonna kill them, btw the oldest 1 does not have a singl scratch but the rest have scabs and swollen faces
Gerbils can declan, and once blood is drawn this is very serious and may well end up with a fatality. I'm confused as to how many you have? Groups of up to four can be stable for boy gerbils, but ideally only two or three with girls as they are more prone to serious fallouts .
If you have introduced any new gerbils recently, without a splitcage, then you will be having huge problems due to this - adult gerbils can ONLY be introduced safely through a splitcage (
http://homepage.mac.com/kyleekay/tip-of- ... and
http://www.crittery.co.uk/geb_splitcage. ... for details) and then only 1 to 1 or 2 to 2 (and the latter is not recommended, as it doesn't have a high success rate).
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The gerbil with wounds on his back and tail is probably the victim; the one with wounds on his face and neck is the aggressor. Clean all wounds with clean, warm water, and apply Neosporin or similar antibiotic cream. Keep injured gerbils safe, warm and on clean, dry, soft bedding until you can get them to the vet.
Sometimes fights can occur because of a change in smell, or environment so try giving them a dust bath to neutralise the odours. Some people dab a bit of vanilla on each gerbil so they smell the same, and if the room they are in has a new strong odour (say if you've recently painted) try moving them out.
Why do you have a male in with your girls? Once your girls are pregnant they should not be kept together - the one who isn't the mother may steal or even kill the pups. Also the male can mate with the female as soon as she gives birth, so you will end up with an unmanageable number of gerbils very, very quickly if this keeps on. Back to back litters are also very hard on any animal and will dramatically shorten their lifespan.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com If you see any of your gerbils curl up into a ball together, then you MUST separate straight away as this is them going to kill each other. Persistent chasing without pause to do anything else is also a bad sign, and usually once blood is drawn it will only escalate so you need to separate. If you do not, then this behaviour means it is very likely that you will have at least one gerbil death and please bear in mind that if they do decide to seriously fallout and you do not do anything about these warning signs, they are very unlikely to do this at a time when you are watching them and can intervene.
If you honestly don't have the space to separate then you need to rehome some of your gerbils. Try contacting your local rescue or wildlife centre for advice, or see if any family or friends may take them in or have a spare temporary cage you can borrow for the interim?
Maybe try
http://sites.google.com/site/f ... and bathgerbilrescue@yahoo.co.uk/D ... on 077877 24717? These are a couple of rescues that take in gerbils.
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Separate them ASAP. My hamsters did this, it's what they do to show that they are "Better". They WILL kill each other. I'm sorry to say, but if they have been fighting they will most likely die . Just get them all separated as much as you can, and make sure they have food + water.
Put a space between them. Like a metal separator. Keep the ones who fight away from each other.
