Re: EMERGENCY!

[Michael Ryan]

As everyone ease stated, I agree that the chance of survival is very grim. Gerbils cannot dig in hard soil, after all they are native to sandy soil, so – HAWKS - CATS (both wild and house)  – FOXES and other predators have done their duty. So the chance that they lived is very grim.   How ever – your so-called “friend” is not a friend anymore time to rat on her and her parents – time to make a call to report this criminal to the police for releasing and abandoning them to the wild.   This goes for any other nonnative animals; NY Sewers is known to have a few gators roaming around under the streets (it is warm there year round). Also – piranhas have been found in lakes through out the USA, and have been known to adapt to the winters. Gerbils on the other hands – sure they hear well, but hawks are not going to give them a chance, predators know what is native and not, and they know when it is time to track one down. GERBILS that are kept as pets do not have the skills for watching dangers, Yea sure – when you walk in and the bolt for shelters is not the same as for the wild, they do not have a shelter setup for them, nor is there feed bowls that nature supplies. Not to mention water bottle, they do not know how to hunt and what is safe to eat or drink.       -----Original Message----- From: Gerbil Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of GeckoX Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 11:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: EMERGENCY!   I don't know why my friend did this, but she released all of her gerbils into the wild! I haven't seen her in months, but when I went over to her place last night she said that she released them in the fall. She had over 20 gerbils!!! She said that she put them all in a forest by her home. Are the gerbils still alive? This is so cruel!   Jason :(