In a variation to this theme...all my gerbils sleep in a nest box (a thick
cardboard box that gets gnawed up and replaced every week). When I put that down,
they can resist climbing right in.
"[Angela] [Hull]" wrote:
> This method has worked best for me as well. The same method works with a
> paper towel tube. Cover one end with your hand and put it on the floor and
> sit really still. Have a friend scare the gerbil toward the tube and when
> you feel the gerbil touch your hand, quickly flip the tupe upward and cover
> with your other hand.
>
> In a message dated 9/28/00 9:02:14 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
> << This works for me. My dog helps. She lets me know where the little gerbil
> is hiding. She is a gentle dog, so she never catches it. Then in the
> hiding place, we put a circular tube (The kind they sell for gerbil cages).
> I fill it with some sunflower seeds, not to many though. Then we watch for
> a while. When the gerbil gets brave enough, they walk in the circular tube
> and start eating. When they get to the sunflower seeds, I pick it up
> quickly(I really mean quick) and cover the hole and then I put the gerbil in
> its cage. This has worked numerous times. >>
