When they thump

[Dejan Pavlovic]

Hi everyone ! I know why they thump and I make difference between excitment and "danger" thumping . I want to know what you people do when they are thumping (danger). Our Maggie could sometimes start thumping without any reason - she is out playing with us , noone new came , no new smells , no sudden moves ... but she just does it . When our Gerbils are thumping we always come to them giving them hand to smell it and talk to them .Sometimes they settle down , but sometimes they run away and hide (sometimes they continue thumping from inside the tube or house - but this is really rare)... So what do you think is better - leave them alone or come to them ? Enjoy !  Dejan & Nives P.S. Maggie already settled down twice when we shortly pulled her up holding back of her neck.They also setlle down when we bribe them with food ... And at the end we noticed that they are reacting much better when we even anoy them , then when they are left alone for a day or so .