I would be patient and certainly don't chase them around the tank. That
would only frighten them more. Not to imply that you are doing that,
just a warning. :) Just spend LOTS of time just sitting with your hand
in there, eventually their curiousity should compel them to come
investigate. It sounds to me like they came to you without much
experience with humans, or else they're unusually shy. It will take a
lot of patience. Hopefully with time they'll begin climbing into your
hand. Take it very slowly at that point. Once they seem used to you,
you can slowly lift your hand up just a bit at first. I think somebody
else has described this already.
Caroline Hussey wrote:
> I posted this sometime last week, but got no responce. I would really
> like
> some advice with this. Thanx again. . . .
>
> I've had 2 female gerbils for some time now, and ever since I got them
> they
> always run away from me when I tried to pick them up, or even put my
> hand in
> the cage. I've tried to get them to walk onto my hand using treats,
> but they
> just grab the treat and run to the corner. And when I open the cage
> door and
> hold my hand outside of it they put their front paws on me and if I
> move my
> hand at all they run. This is getting very frustrating, especially
> when I'm
> trying to clean the cage. Is this normal? What can I do to get the
> gerbils
> to let me pet them and pick them up?
>
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