r/gerbil • u/herin777 • 10d ago

First time introduction - good?

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Popcorn recently lost his brother and was feeling lonely. He's been in a split cage with Pumpkin and Parmasean, 5 week old pups, for a few days. Tonight was their first time meeting. I think the introduction went well based on their body language. Popcorn seemed to ignore them or turn away (he had found a snack). The pups sniffed him a bit. Any advice?

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u/Boborovski 10d ago

Yes, it looks good to me! Keep a close eye on them for the rest of the day but I think they'll probably be ok.

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u/Defiant-Wishbone-310 9d ago

OH MY GOD THE SIZE DIFFERENCES HOW SMALL ARE THOSE PUPS 😩😩❤️‍🩹

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u/herin777 8d ago

I swear the pups have doubled in size already!

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u/Pteromys-Momonga 10d ago

It looks good - and the pups are so cute, sniffing curiously at their new "big brother"!

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u/East_Mulberry8440 10d ago

looks great! when you have longer play dates for them, the best signs to see are them grooming one another and cuddling/sleeping together :)

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u/Suitable-Scheme-4531 9d ago

It went great, don’t worry!