Often the best way to see the affection gerbils are capable of showing is
to house them with a gerbil friend (same sex unless your intention is to
breed). Although they may not be able to meet human emotional needs, when a
pair of gerbils is bonded they are very affectionate with each other-
cuddling, snuggling, grooming. They are not solitary animals by nature and
I have found that often they are more responsive and friendlier to their
human caretakers when they have a friend- if only because their life in
general is happier.
Jill
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> From: Timbit - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Help with Timbit
> Date: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:15 PM
>
> I bought my very first gerbil on Thursday and brough him to his new home.
> My family and I laughed as this little cutie ran madly around his new hom
> with tubes, wheels and other toys, yet still having lots of room to run.
> Letting our new friend "Timbit" get used his new home we left him for a
few
> hours. Later we decided that we should try to make him unafraid of us.
> Now, he isn't afraid of us anymore but he treats humans as if were not
> alive. Like were stepping stones and he shows us no affection. Are all
> gerbils like this? Will Timbit grow out of it and relized were his
family?
> Is there some way to make him a little more affectionate?
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