At 11:40 AM 5/29/00 -0400, Donna Anastasi wrote:
>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.
>
I have only been bitten under three circumstances:
1. Continually putting my hands into a tank with pups in spite of the
overprotective father warning me away.
2. Grabbing an escapee from above and behind while she was distracted
by something else, no doubt she thought she was about to become some
predator's lunch.
3. Breaking up gerbil fights.
Tana and The Little Rascals
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