>
>There are two types of fit. The first, which you saw, is where the
>gerbil just goes motionless and stays that way for a few minutes. The
>more serious type of fit involves a minute or so of twitching followed
>by the ten minutes or so of stillness.
>--
>Julian
I think I have seen the first kind a few weeks ago, with my Sherlock. He
just sat in my hand while I petted him for a good 5 minutes, then went
right back to normal. Not at all typical for him, and he was doing a funny
trembling at the same time. I suppose he could have actually been spooked,
but that's not really the typical reaction. Usually they head straight
down my front at warp 9 attempting to get back into their tanks, or
occasionally one will sit on my shoulder and thump! I've never had one sit
in my hand like that before.
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