I think that the pet store pulled on your heart a little. I would recommend that you have the one checked by a vet to make sure she is healthy. Make sure that you give them the correct food, they need plenty of timothy hay to eat. Stay away from pellets that have seeds and fruits in them. The hay is very important for their intestinal tract. It will keep everything moving thru. You should also add 1 Vitamin C tablet 500mg crushed and dissolved into a liter of water for drinking water for them each day. They don't produce their own and have to be supplemented daily. I would also make sure that they are both females, the unexpected has been known to happen. As far as then scratching goes they should be checked for mites, it is not uncommon for them to come with them from the pet stores. They may have not actually been housed together for any length of time before you came to purchase the first one. You may need to seperate them initially until they get used to each other. You can place piece of chicken wire in the middle of the cage and give them seperate spaces while still allowing them some contact. You wold need to provide seperate bowls and boxes for them for the time being.
Edited by animal eyes on July 31 2006 at 12:38am__________________
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