Title: Re: good gerbil/bad gerbil thing
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Thank you for your opinion,
Jackie. Then I won't give up on her... yet... I'm not sure what you mean by
"jittery" -- she has always been very "hyperactive" I guess is the
word I would use to describe her... like her Mom. But I never had her Mom from a
baby to raise and I've had Thumper from a "pinky" and she was a "good" baby but
as she got older and got TEETH she got worse and worse... especially when
cornered she would "flip out" and jump like 3 feet into the air -- very unlike
her brother, Bambi. I feel sad that she is so "cute" -- seems like such a
"waste". )o:
Shelley of TPC
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: good gerbil/bad gerbil
thing
I remember reading a post awhile back that said when a gerbil bites you
the LAST thing you should do is jerk your hand out the cage and leave the
gerbil alone. This is exactly the result she wants. The trick is that she
learns to be left alone she has to do something positive - like take a seed
from your hand without biting. Since you didn't mention that she's in any
other way a jittery gerbil, then I'm thinking it's just that she doesn't like
your presence in the tank - not that she will not tolerate humans.
Also, with pups in the tank, she's sure to be more defensive. I'd wait
till the pups are in another cage, and then attempt to "tame" her.
Just my opinion!
-Jackie
Dear
List
Just
needed to "share" with you all that Thumper -- my lovely little new
"accidental" mommy gerbil... my little white darling that looks so sweet and
innocent.... the little brat bit me AGAIN tonite after I got home from the
dentist. %$$#@! I don't know what is it with these gerbils but I will
NOT be selling any of her 3 babies and we are putting a stop to anymore (but
I'm sure she is pregnanat again right now, but I can't do anything about
this). Her Mom is the one we returned to the pet store after giving her
chance after chance after chance to "be nice". It really hurt my feelings
mostly cuz I've been so nice to her and trying to gently pet her and let her
know that I will not hurt her -- she was laying there all tired out from her
pups and looking so sweet and I figured she didn't have it in her to jump up
and bite my finger as I was only offering her a huge handful of sunflower
seeds. She came a little close with her little face and I thought it was
only to take a treat and then bam!!!! She bit me! And I screamed and jerked
my hand from the cage -- poor Daddy Bambi was scrambling all over the place
after I scared him from my screaming -- and when I drew my hand from her
cage, she was still attached by her mouth to my finger. Whew! Once again,
good thing I stocked up on bandaids. What is it with these gerbils do that?
My husband thinks we should never give up "hope" that we can turn a "bad"
gerbil into a "good gerbil" with enough love but.... I wonder. Anybody have
any input in this good gerbil/bad gerbil thing?
Shelley at TPC
Pandora & Blade (good guys)
Gerbie
(of the wild) and Jin (good gerbs)
Thumper the evil and Bambi (a good guy)
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