Donna Anastasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>I got a call today from the mother of the girls who have my dove-black
>pair. One of the girls had a bad bite from the dove female. This
>gerbil has been handled often and from a week of age. She has always
>been very friendly. This afternoon she bit one of the girls and hung-on
>so that the girl had to remove her from her hand.
>
>I felt very bad about all of this (and offered to take this gerbil
>back). I am wondering if late pregnacy could make a gerbil do this out
>of the blue (she's due any day now). I couldn't think of any other
>possible explanation. I know there was an informative thread about
>gerbil bites a while ago, but this did not seem to fit into any of the
>common reasons for getting gerbil bit.
>
>Any ideas?
Gerbils will only bite like this if they feal threatened. There may have
been a smell on the hand, which combined with the stress of pregnancy,
caused her to bite.
--
Julian
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