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Post by ruf on Feb 4, 2005 19:25:03 GMT -8
I was just thinking and this came to mind"can girbles swim?"  |
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Post by doomgerbiluk on Feb 5, 2005 5:52:11 GMT -8
Yes gerbils can swim.
When a pup fell in the water jug (see the drowning gerbil post) it swam very well till I fished out.
Most mammals have a swimming instinct, horses, cats, rodents, but gerbils do NOT like getting soaked!!! It is also possible that a wet gerbil may becoem chilled.
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Feb 9, 2005 13:10:31 GMT -8
They can swim, but they don't like it! ......I found this out when they were running around in my bath room! I heard some spleashing! One had climbed through a towel on the toilet and fell in it ;D! It was clean by the way!
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Post by gerbil on Feb 18, 2005 18:49:27 GMT -8
Just for future reference, how can you dry off a gerbil without it getting a cold or sick?
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Post by doomgerbiluk on Feb 18, 2005 19:50:13 GMT -8
Well my wet pup I just wrapped in kitchen towel to get it as dry as possible quickly and popped it back in the nest where its parents and siblings would keep it warm
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Post by Ritzie/Admin on Feb 21, 2005 3:55:28 GMT -8
I used a towel too, and after that I've placed him back in his tank. They he has enough bedding and nesting material to keep himself warm. And the tank is in my living room, where it is also warm!
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