The
easiest way to make a nice group is to pair them when they are 2-3 month
old or less. At his age, they are not as territorial as adults and they
will easily accept new friend even if they are for different litters. If
you try to form a group of older gerbils, go to the next page about
« how to introduce a new gerbil ».
Here
are the good candidat to choose
Easy
match :
2
females, paired before 2 months old
2
males paired before 2 months old
1
male and 1 female paired before 2 months old
Possible
but not always easy to achive (may need
split-cage technique)
Candidats
from above but older then 2 months
1
adult male and an adult female (work better when she is in heat)
2
adults males
1
adult male and a babie male or female
Combination
that will work for a while but may cause problems over time.
2
females and one male. The females will fight with each other
2
males and one female. The males will fight with each other at every heat
of the female.
More
then 3 young females
More
then 3 young males
Combination
praticly Impossible to achieve
2
adulte females
Adulte
females with any young gerbils of 2 month or older
