At 07:50 PM 7/15/00 -0400, Mary McDermott wrote:
>My family of 5 gerbils is of 4 males and a female (1 father and 4 pups, the
>mother died). Anyway whenever there is a bare part in the tank (glass bottom
>showing) they will rub and rub and RUB! I thought it was a territorial thing
>but they are rubbing on their backs too, it almost looks like they are having
>seizures ... but they are enjoying it VERY much! What on EARTH are they
>doing???
> ~~~( 3:> Mary <:3 )~~~
Some of my gerbils will behave as if they are in a dust bath whenever they
are on something with a different texture, bare glass, carpet, bathtub,
anything different. It does look very funny!
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