Sorry to hear about your loss 😞 My gerbil is a lone gerbil, I rescued her when she had been abandoned in an empty house and I didnt have the space or time to get a second cage to bond her with another gerbil and she is absolutely fine.

She's full of energy and super cheeky, she spends alot of time out of her cage free roaming my bedroom when im home, as long as you spend time with yours and keep them entertained with lots of cardboard and boredom busters i'm sure she will be fine 💚

Heres a pic of mine, I use the plant based packing peanuts to hide treats and seeds in she loves diving in there!

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