Julian once described the way that gerbils categorize
us is as "territory" (hope I'm not mis-quoting)!
The nice thing about that is that while they forget
their gerbil buddies in 24-48 hours of absence they
have a very long memory for territory and so know us
for weeks (or longer absenses)
Donna
ABC Gerbils
www.abcgerbils.com
--- Timbit - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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