Mine do that. The want to come out only after I come up to there cage and
they see it's me. Other then that they run if they see something moving and
they don't know what it is.
~*~Fran~*~
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Home to the Angelica Clan of...
35 Gerbils Silver,Goldie,Stardust, 6 pups~Lucky Sunshine,Misty Sunrise,
Twilight Moon~Blackie,Calie 6 pups~Midnight,Bullet~,Dusk,Dawn 4 pups~
1 Hamsters: Sparky,
5 Dwarf Hamsters Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo, Minnyme, Snow flake
2 Dogs: Cottie & Teddie
2 Cockatiels (on July 17th.)
Member of the AGS & Proud to rescue small animals.
Homeschool 1 child.
Herman, Nebraska. USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Paige McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 11:14 PM
Subject: Qustion/Scared gerbil
> My main pair are very tame and friendly, will climb onto my hand
> and never run away when I put my hand on the cage. But something
> I've noticed, with other pairs also, is that if I walk past the
> cage or turn around on my bed so it squeaks, the gerbils fly over
> to a corner and hide under something. Their pups seem to do the
> same. Is there any peticular reason they do this? I hear all the
> time about people walking past gerb cages and the gerbils will
> stand up and try to get held. Like I said, they love to be played
> with, but for some reason they get scared when there's any type
> of noise.
>
> Paige
