Swaying?

[gerbilsrgreat]

Hey everyone!

I've noticed for a while now that sometimes Cloud, my REW, seems to sway back and forth when he's just sitting in his cage. Is this a balance problem or is he trying to see me better through the cage? He seems fine in every other respect and I'm not really worried, but I was wondering if this is a common thing that gerbils do. Thanks for any input!

-Jeremiah

[queenofthenile]

A lot of red-eyed gerbils do this to help them focus. They have less acute vision than the black-eyed gerbils.

[SuperGirlH]

This also happens in many red eyed white animals. I used to breed rabbits, and the REW's also did this. I was never really sure why they did it, but its kind of funny to watch.

[doomgerbiluk]

It's quite simple really
they're eye sight is poor
so they sway in an attempt to get a better image

[gerbilsrgreat]

OK, I thought that I might have heard that red-eyed rats sway as well for this reason so that makes sense. Thanks for the info!

-Jeremiah