gerbil communication?

[devun]

I'm always impressed by the industriousness of my gerbils-- they will work together to move huge amounts of litter from one tank to another, or to make a new tunnel, or to move all the paper towel shreddings to a new nest location. I wonder how they communicate their ideas with one another? Maybe one just sees the other doing something, and joins in? They definitely seem to pick a new joint project every day. Does anybody know something about this topic?? Thanks!

[RyanF]

Yes. They make ultrasonic squeaks. The squeaks we hear are the ones that are VERY loud.

[Ritzie/Admin]

Indeed, humans have bad ears...

They also communicate with sounds that we can hear and with thumping, body movements, feromones, scents, etc.