Sorry to hear about the biting.
My gerbil only likes me to hold her if she is eating a treat. Maybe if you gave him a
treat he really likes, like a nut or something, you could hold or pet him while he was
eating and he wouldn't bite. My gerbil's very favorite treat is slivered almonds.
--Jodie
-----Original Message-----
From: "Charlie Blum"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed Apr 18 19:49:27 PDT 2001
Subject: update on my gerbil
> after I took home my gerbil from school it was biting. I got some replies with
>suggestions that didn't work. later on I found out he was territorial and so I would
>put him in a box everytime I would pick him up. now when ever i do that even in the
>box he bites me and one time when I did pick him. I have gloves on but he can bite
>through the gloves. so now I don't know why he is still biting me I wash my hands
>everytime I pick him up he has cardboard to chew on so I don't know why he is doing
>this. He seemed pretty tame throughout the week he didn't bite me oncebut now he
>started again do you have any advice????
>
>
> ~*Jenny Blum*~
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