It’s been a mad few days
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On friday (13th of all days), Benson and Rudy had a fight out of the blue whilst I was at work. Fortunately neither were killed but there was a lot of blood spilt and Rudy came off the worst. Surprisingly though, they’re acting like nothing happened, so Rudy must have stepped down mid-battle in order to save his life, although up until today he looked very depressed about the whole thing (I would be too!).
Yesterday, saturday 14th, Lottie died. She had been ill since last weekend from which I had been treating her on a course of A.Bs for a respiratory infection that appeared out of nowhere, which I genuinely think gave her this extra week to be with Lol before passing. 
I think the introduction to Lol kept her going after Mya passed and it’s a sad loss and the end of another era in my gerbils but I know she had a good & happy long life and have no regrets.
5:08 pm, 16 August 2010
Sorry to hear about Lottie and the fight…
I hope Rudy and Benson have sorted out their issues, I’d be wary I think, but only you can make that choice.
I had two brothers fighting, not drawing blood but I knew it would eventually and so split Obi from his brothers… Now I wish I’d removed Cole instead – because he must’ve been bullying Obi and Obi was acting defensively. Cole then went on to fight with Tye anyway a few months later – on my birthday of all days!
7:21 pm, 16 August 2010
Well I’ve been observing them since the fight and there has not been an ounce of retaliation from Rudy since, I think he’s accepted that he’s no longer able to stay as ‘top dog’. When I actually discovered the pair on friday, they were sleeping together coated in blood!