I actually did one thing first before I did this method with our skittish
gerbils... I put my hand palm down in the cage and kept my hand still and
just let them get used to my hand and smell before I did the bathtub
thing.....and then I only did the bathtub thing for about 15-20 minutes a
day (unless they were just too scared after about 5-10 minutes....and then I
just put them in the cage again) It has taken about 2 weeks (and I have done
this everyday....and sometimes twice a day) And I have foxy and Jaws now
pretty much hand trained....and Donte and Molly don't bite anymore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: To breed or not.....???
> Hi Michelle,
>
> I was wondering if you could elaborate on the bathtub
> technique? Do you reward the gerbil with say, a
> sunflower seed when it comes to you? How long would
> you do this? 10-15 minutes?
>
> Would it hurt to try this with a fairly tame gerbil?
> By hurt, I mean frighten them.. set back the taming..
> etc.
>
> Thanks. :)
>
> Cheers,
> Christina
>
> > >She should try the bathtub technique -- put the
> > critter in the tub with some
> > >seeds and get in on the opposite end, and let him
> > come to her.
> > >
>
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