Hello Sari,
I�m not sure but it could be that your gerbil is licking your finger because
she likes the salt that comes out of your body when you are sweating. Even
if your fingers aren�t wet, there are always little drops of sweat on them.
You could offer her a mineral stone (I�m not sure that is correctly
translated from German into English).
Bye, Claudia.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sari Maukonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: Gerbil licking my fingers
> Hello,
>
> I came across a new phenomenon with my two-month-old female gerbil a few
days ago. I have had her for a week now. So anyway, one day when I put my
hand in the terrarium, she came to smell my hand as usual, but then, instead
of running off to do her things, she started to lick my finger. When I
lifted my hand just a bit she just didn't want to stop the licking but
grabbed the finger with her front paws and didn't want to let go and stop
licking. At first I thought that she must be thirsty, so I put a drop of
water on one of my fingers, but she wasn't interested in that but only the
dry fingers. Her sister that is together with her in the same terrarium
hasn't done anything like this. Can anyone tell me why she does that and
whether it's a sign of something missing from her diet or something like
that? Although it's cute in a way, I'm rather worried... Thanks for you
help.
>
> - Sari
>
