lulitta
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Gerbil owner
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Post by lulitta on Aug 1, 2015 14:28:33 GMT -8
Hiya,
I have two gerbils and one of them has a biting problem... If you put him on your hands, he'll grab your fingers and/or hand and bite it... Is there any way I can prevent this?
Thanks,
Luli x
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Post by vexorg on Aug 1, 2015 23:41:42 GMT -8
You have cats in your avatar, could the cat smell be triggering it? Try washing your hands first.
Put him in a small tub or box, put your hand in and get him used to your hand, pet him, give him a treat, no treat if he bites.
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lulitta
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Post by lulitta on Aug 2, 2015 4:45:58 GMT -8
Thank you! I'll definitely try it and my room is a cat free zone but I'll make sure my parents aren't letting him in
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Post by jumpyspeedyrule on Aug 2, 2015 15:49:58 GMT -8
My cat always gets in lol  but I have never had a problem with biting. If you hand feed him to much that could be causing it. |
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Post by crittercrazy on Aug 3, 2015 6:03:26 GMT -8
Is he drawing blood? If not, he might just be nibbling or nipping. Nipping still needs to be addressed, but nibbling is not an aggression problem. (can still be annoying though!)  Here's a link about nipping, on the same page you can find links for nibbling and biting too. thegerbiljournal.blogspot.com/p/nipping.html |
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but I have never had a problem with biting. If you hand feed him to much that could be causing it.
