Yes this is what I found to be true also, what I do is lay my hand
palm up in the bottom of their cage, and before you know it, they
are sniffing, and crawling all over my hand.
On Mon, 16 Apr 2001 15:07:54 -0400, you wrote:
>Gerbils are naturally fearful of anything that comes from above- in petting
>their back, an area where they can't necessarily see, you are touching them
>where they would most likely be swooped up by a bird of prey from above. It
>is their instinct to run and hide. Aside from that, gerbils really don't
>sit still to be petted- their curiosity gets the better of them and their
>crawling and climbing around to see what's new.
>Jill
>
>
>----------
>> From: Timbit - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: Help with Timbit
>> Date: Monday, April 16, 2001 9:26 AM
>>
>> Thank you all for all the help. Yes, I guess I expected to much from my
>> little friend. I guess affection isn't the right word for gerbils. More
>to
>> dog and cats. But I still have one question, Do gerbils not like to be
>> petted or is it just mine? Timbit will happily jump on my hand but when
>I
>> take my hand slowly to pet him and then lightly stroke his back gently,
>he
>> jumps of in a panic runs back to his house. I let him smell my hand
>before
>> I pet him but he still gos to hide in his home.
>>
>> Diana Releen
>>
>>
>> >From: Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >Subject: Re: Help with Timbit
>> >Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 00:08:13 -0400
>> >
>> >Often the best way to see the affection gerbils are capable of showing
>is
>> >to house them with a gerbil friend (same sex unless your intention is to
>> >breed). Although they may not be able to meet human emotional needs,
>when a
>> >pair of gerbils is bonded they are very affectionate with each other-
>> >cuddling, snuggling, grooming. They are not solitary animals by nature
>and
>> >I have found that often they are more responsive and friendlier to their
>> >human caretakers when they have a friend- if only because their life in
>> >general is happier.
>> >Jill
>> >
>> >
>> >----------
>> > > From: Timbit - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > > Subject: Help with Timbit
>> > > Date: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:15 PM
>> > >
>> > > I bought my very first gerbil on Thursday and brough him to his new
>> >home.
>> > > My family and I laughed as this little cutie ran madly around his new
>> >hom
>> > > with tubes, wheels and other toys, yet still having lots of room to
>run.
>> > > Letting our new friend "Timbit" get used his new home we left him for
>a
>> >few
>> > > hours. Later we decided that we should try to make him unafraid of
>us.
>> > > Now, he isn't afraid of us anymore but he treats humans as if were
>not
>> > > alive. Like were stepping stones and he shows us no affection. Are
>all
>> > > gerbils like this? Will Timbit grow out of it and relized were his
>> >family?
>> > > Is there some way to make him a little more affectionate?
>> > >
>>
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