Some of mine still do this, on purpose I think! They're just playing. I've
never seen one get hurt yet, as long as the rungs are covered.
Heather Kowbel wrote:
> Jaws, one of our (my boyfriend and mine) 3 month old gerbils and when we
> first got him and put him in the cage with the wheel he did the exact same
> thing for about a week...then he got the hang of it! But I know that he
> never had experience with a wheel cause when we bought him and Foxy they
> were in one of those caring cages with like 10 other gerbils! as long as he
> isn't getting hurt your little guy should be okay :)
> Heather
> > -- however I noticed Cairo running extremely fast and
> > when he stops, tries to stop, or something similar,
> > he'll get flipped onto his back, turn with the wheel
> > or even halfway thrown out of the wheel. It's
> > disturbing to watch and I was wondering if they
> > eventually learn to have more control over the wheel?
> > As I've said before they're young -- 5-6 weeks, so
> > could it just be inexperience?
> >
> > Is this "normal"? Thanks again!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Christina
> >
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