It is very rare that my gerbils bite. I've had gerbils for one and a half
years now, and none of them ever seriously bit me hard. I've had a few that
grabbed me with their mouth, but never bit hard.
off topic here,,,,
I just had a member of the GML ask me how many gerbils I have,,, I took
count and right now, I have 52, 34 of them are pups from newborns up to 10
weeks old. I've been breeding gerbils for 1.5 years and to date, I have
taken care of 170 gerbils.
Ann-Marie L. Roberts
T&T Gerbils
Escanaba, Michigan
Member of the American Gerbil Society
Pup Count Project creator and maintainer
Pup Count Home page:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/pupctlist.html
Please visit my website at:
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/1928/
> Back on the topic of biting gerbils...
>
> I was surprised that gerbil experts on the list where able to generate
> so many (a dozen or more) reasons why your gerbil might bite you.
>
> I've been clawed by bunnies, nipped by hamsters, and bitten by baby
> rats, but never yet by my or anyone elses gerbils. I was under the
> impression that of the rodents, gerbils were one of the least likely to
> bite. In fact I am always pleased and proud at how much control they show
> when I need to restrain, check, or otherwise bother them. (And the only
> time I'm careful about washing my hands is in touching pups).
>
> Have many people on the list been nipped or bitten by their gerbils?
> (not including the exploratory mouthing or nibbling) Or is this rare?
>
> -- Donna A.
>
>
> Bob Jones wrote:
>
> > Maybe she was doing something the gerbil hated over and over again. My
> > gerbils bite when that happens.
>
