Tana Lyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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>>Digging in the corners is a normal instinct but if he looks like fighting and
>>biting with another gerbil you should separate them.
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>>Shaun
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>Careful here. Gerbils often "mock fight" as part of their social
>behavior. True fighting involves biting, blood, and/or rolling up into a ball.
Mock fighting, or "boxing" as it is known, usually consists of standing
and pushing. There should be no major chasing, noise or panicked
movements. If there are there is a real problem.
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Julian
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