Thank you all for all the help. Yes, I guess I expected to much from my
little friend. I guess affection isn't the right word for gerbils. More to
dog and cats. But I still have one question, Do gerbils not like to be
petted or is it just mine? Timbit will happily jump on my hand but when I
take my hand slowly to pet him and then lightly stroke his back gently, he
jumps of in a panic runs back to his house. I let him smell my hand before
I pet him but he still gos to hide in his home.
Diana Releen
>From: Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Help with Timbit
>Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 00:08:13 -0400
>
>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
>
>
>----------
> > 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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