>I would suspect that any gloves thick enough to be gnasher proof would
>be too stiff to grip gerbils properly. If I saw gerbils fighting I would
>not spend time getting on a pair of gloves. If I was watching a pair on
>introduction I would separate them before the fighting got so bad.
I have a pair of cotton canvas gardening gloves that go on
easily, and don't fit my fingers really tightly. The idea is
that if the little blighter goes for me, they often get the glove
instead...which hurts a lot less, or if they do puncture, it
isn't as deep (these gloves have a few holes and some
of my blood decorating them).
>I have only been bitten twice when separating gerbils. Once was the
>first time I saw two gerbils fight on introduction (pre split cage), the
>second time was when I noticed two females that had lived together for
>some time were fighting. Although I bled, neither was that painful. In
>my opinion, the smaller teeth of mice hurt much more! having seen
>hamster and rat teeth I just don't want to take them on!
>
>Julian
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>National Gerbil Society
>http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
Gerbils don't bite me much, but when they do they do usually
get me much deeper and it hurts more than most hamster
bites. With the gloves, they often take aim and get mostly
a roll or pinch of canvas instead of me...
Deb
Rebel's Rodent Ranch
