Hi Christina,
I'm a new gerbil owner too and started with my two males at about six weeks old. They
did a lot of "strange" behavior too, but they're completely normal. Don't worry,
yours are being typical silly things.
Amy
The Jeu-jeu Gerbils
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On Sun, 10 June 2001, Blue wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I recently got a pair of male gerbils -- They've been
> typical gerbils, digging, eating, playing and
> sleeping.
>
> However, both of them will suddenly dash into the den,
> out, in, zip around, dig frantically in the corner,
> kick back their hind legs, zip into the den, out, then
> like settle down to groom or eat.
>
> Is this normal? These are fairly young gerbils, about
> 5-6 weeks, I believe.. They also "play-fight" a lot.
>
> Thanks for any insight or reassurance to a new gerbil
> food-provider and servant. :)
>
> Cheers,
> Christina
>
>
>
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