Gerbil Emergency

[katerum]

Our sweet gerbils have lived together for almost two years, cut a long story short, one has escaped and not been spotted for 20 hours.

am not so much worried for her, but for the one who is alone.

anyone had a gerbil return?

oh what to do

any advice gratefully recieved.

havent told 7 year old DD either.
she is going to be distraught.

ok...gerbil found dead.

Im looking for a companion for her now, or,

does anyone have a home for a 2 year old girl?

so sorry this has not worked out well.

Do gerbils have to live together? I would worry about introducing a new gerbil as they might fight.

You may be succesful if you get a baby gerbil, We have 4 to minimise the chances of one being on its own. They don't do well as solitary pets

Female gerbils are often less tolerant of new company than male ones unfortunately. You might be lucky, but do read up on how to gently introduce them to each other and be prepared for failure.

Actually, thinking about it, your best advice might be to borrow a male gerbil for a while and if they will breed keep one of the young females as a companion for mum. However if you don't separate the adults immediately after birth you will get more than one litter, and if you do, mum will have to raise the youngsters on her own which is tough for her (the dads are actually quite useful in caring for the young).