one of my gerbils died and idk how to help his brother
At the beggining of 2025 I've got two gerbils as support pets, since my mental health was declining a lot. Having them with me really helped, and I love my babies. But yesterday I've got home after my shift and one of my babies, little Goffredo, had passed away while I wasn't home. He started giving signs that he was kinda sick since the middle of the week, and I had a vet appointment scheduled for this monday (the only vet who deals with "non-conventional" animals I've found works at a city nearby, and I couldn't get him there early because of my job and uni).
Now hiw brother Lawrence is alone and I don't know what to do. They were born in the same litter, and literally never been appart from each other. Lawrence seems healthy, but I'm worried about him getting sick over loneliness. What am I supposed to do? Should I get another male gerbil and try to make them befriend? If I do so, what can I do to make the chance of them getting along higher? I'm afraid they may not get along, but I don't want my baby to be all alone now that his brother is gone.
For now I'm planning on moving his terrarium to my bedroom so I can spend more time near him, but that surely won't be enough. Please help me guys. I don't want to lose my other son.
(ps: I'll get Lawrence to the vet tomorrow just to be sure he really is healthy).