Very good point - I can't believe I didn't mention that - thank you!.....
One of our first gerbils lost part of his tail that way - because someone
didn't hold it near enough to his body - just something to keep in mind -
their tails arn't made of rubber!
-Adie
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From: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Holding gerbils
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:27:09 +0100
Adie Thorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>According to all the books, the "proper" way to hold a gerbil is to
"cradle"
>it in one had while holding it's tail with the other....I totally agree
with
>the book when dealing with new gerbils or ones that arn't used to being
>handeled because they can/will jump and it could seriously hurt
>them...
If you hold a gerbil gently but firmly with two fingers by the base of
the tail, exactly where it joins the body, it will just sit all day on
your other hand. I have never known a gerbil jump away when held like
this. I have even taught people who have never touched gerbils before to
do it in 30 seconds and watched them hold a gerbil for some hours in a
studio with a noisy TV audience without trouble.
It wasn't even one of our gerbils, it was one of Sue's!
--
Julian
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