biting question

[leafwhisper]

Leafwhisper age 12 here (getting rid of age 12 thing because its a longer name)

Like i've said before I have 3 gerbils about 6 months old. When I first got them they were very friendly, especially the runt, Bolt. He was nice and was never afraid of me. Now he has started nipping me. He is slowly getting harder and harder to handle. his brothers both are fine, and I don't treat him any differently than before. I have had a gerbil that bit a lot before, but she eventually stopped with often handling. What do I do?

I have had these gerbils since September.

[crittercrazy]

I have a gerbil blog that has information on nipping/biting:
thegerbiljournal.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_29.html
thegerbiljournal.blogspot.com/p/nipping.html

Was there a time recently that you weren't able to handle them much? I've had gerbils go from friendly to unfriendly when not handled consistently. Or some other change in the environment. . .?

[leafwhisper]

Well, I had to move them to the basement for christmas because I was taking care of a friend's dog, but it was only for a week, and I have put them back now. I have handled them nearly every day like I normally do.