good??

[brittanie]

Tessa finally winked at me, does this mean that they;re maybe getting used to me FINALLY!! and abby bit me yesterday a few times just nibbling on my fingers cause its smelled like her food. Is this a sign that maybe they're comfortable enough with me now? cause she was sitting in my hand while bitting it lol!

[Ritzie/Admin]

Here a page on gerbil behaviour: home.wtal.de/ehr/gerbils/behavior.htm.

They say about eye winking:

Gerbils often are winking with one Eye, when they get some tasty tidbits. So it seems to be a sign of pleasure and gratitude.
In other timid situations, it seems gerbils are winking as a submissive sign. Try to blink to a gerbil and you often will get a reblinking. It's a very special way to communicate with your gerbil.

So maybe the winking of Tessa will indeed mean she is used to you! Will they hide when you place you hand in their tank? Or do they come toward your hand? Or toward the window of their tank when your near it?

[brittanie]

mixed, sometimes they run still, but they come out right away and they'll run around my hand and over my hand and then eventually sit on my hand. they seem kinda ridged still sometimes but I hope that they're getting better cause my friends are at the point where she can pick them up but I don't know if I'll ever get that with mine!

[jocelyn]

lolz i tried winking to mine before but they didn't bother about me!!

i guess i need to be bolder then them so they'll get used to my hand!

i wish i would be able to catch my gerbils winking at me on film (or a flash card )~ still waiting for that day! ;D

good for ya Brittanie!!

[Ritzie/Admin]

Eventually they will get tame, I'm sure! Just be patient.


I think I'm not able to photograph it, but I think I will give it a try this evening! ;D

[brittanie]

well whenever I try to blink at them and have them notice they look at me like I'm retarded!! but I really want to be able to take them out and play!! this sucks!! and lately they seem to hate me more I think! maybe I'm back tracking somehow???

[Ritzie/Admin]

My gerbils do it not always! Sometimes they look to me at the same way. ;D

[brittanie]

ok just making sure causeI don't want to be signalling them with something bad!!

[j]

Mine are really tame and they don't wink at me.

[michaela]

I have a picture of Sunny (6 mo. old pied argente female) winking at me. ;D Unfortunately, I don't know how to post it!

[ecoa]

If you go to announcements you can find out how to post pictures.