...Because they taste good? ... :-) Sorry, I don't know why, but I suppose each
gerbil has its own little quirks...
Amy
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On Mon, 25 June 2001, Melanie Gall wrote:
>
> <html><DIV>Thanks for all the fax tube emails... my chubby little gerbil will be
>sticking to TP rolls from now on..</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>One more thing I forgot to mention on the last post..</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Does anyone's gerbil suck on its paws? I have had many gerbils and my
>Kippy is the only one I've ever seen with this habit. She is not biting her
>nails. She is not preening herself. She is sucking, sometimes one paw and
>sometimes both. And she INSISTS on doing it when company is over. We have
>had many long talks about this but since she *is* a gerbil and probably does not
>understand even a word I say she keeps on sucking. And with the most mischivous
>glint in her eyes! </DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>She sucked her paws in the airport and on the airplane and she really has no
>manners. Any idea why?</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
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