Donna Anastasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>My daughter's gerbil Blossom is coming home after visiting in another
>household for a few weeks. My question is:
>
>Will she remember us/our scent? Or do we need to re-introduce ourselves
>to her at a gradual pace?
>
>I am asking this because gerbils forget their mate/partner so quickly
>(in only a day or two) and I was wondering if the same was true for
>forgetting human pals. And if so...
>
>Is it important that you get your hands into the gerbil tank everyday to
>maintain that bond?
Gerbil simply do not relate to people in the way that they do to other
gerbils. Personally I think they view us as "territory" and not as
animate beings at all. Gerbils have long memories for territory!
--
Julian
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