It depends on you and the gerbil and what works for both - especially if you
are well acquainted with your gerbils and they are comfortable with you. I
just wrote down what the book recommended for beginners... and I've also
found that it is HIGHLY recommended when handeling babies as well - they
haven't figured out how their feet work quite yet and tend to jump without
any particular reason what-so-ever, and when you least expect it....and they
are GOOD jumpers, too! :o)
-Adie
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From: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: holding technique
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 14:54:55 +0100
tlera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> I tried the "firmly but gently hold at the base of the tail" technique
on
>> three girls last night. Flopsy was sleepy and just "flopsed" on my hand
as
>> she would have anyway. Mopsy twisted around, looked at my hand holding
her
>> tail, appeared to think "Oh, it's just you", and took off down my arm
>> dragging the "holding hand" behind. Spidey tried to squirt every time I
>> tried to hold the base of her tail. She was happy to snuggle for short
>> periods & seemed affronted by the tail restraint.
>>
>> Julian, do you teach this to young gerbils? If it take a human 30
seconds
>> to learn this technique, how long does it take the gerbil?
>
>I have never had much luck with this either.
I can't say I have ever had to train a gerbil to do this.
--
Julian
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