'gerbil'

gerbil

Janet (152.163.40.78) -

my gerbil is about a year old and every time i put him in his cage he escapes.

Comment #1 Fred (152.163.36.210) -

Get a couple cats or a new gerbil cage... either one should resolve your problem rapidly.

Comment #2 jessica (68.226.96.193) -

my gerbil is allways so scared when i try toget heroutof her cage i try to get her out fluently but she is really scared

Comment #3 KateyBate (66.227.233.47) -

It may be that your gerbil needs more stimuli. Depending on the type of cage you have, you may be able to extend that cage through the use of tubes. Another alternative is to use rolling gerbil balls that allow your pet to move about, but in a safe and enclosed area so your other pets won't harm the gerbil.

Comment #4 MissyG (64.136.27.228) -

I can just see my cats all gathering around the gerbil ball and chasing it and batting it around - yikes!

Get clamps for the gerbil cage lid - that will keep the little guy in.

Comment #5 Courtney (1) from The South -

I can't keep any of the hampsters we have bought alive. I don't know what it is, but within a week they are usually dead and I feel as though I do everything I am supposed to do. Would a guinea pig be any better?

Comment #6 Bizzy from Hamster Wheel -

Where are you keeping the hamsters? What are you feeding them? What are you putting in the water? What kind of cage? What kind of litter? Best to get to the bottom of why the hamsters are dying before you risk another animal's life.

And yes, cats around a hamster ball are pretty funny. The animal inside isn't bothered by the cats, though. I know a hamster's eyesight isn't good enough to notice the cats. And the cats eventually get bored.

Comment #7 Odie from the dog house -

Yea gerbils are good for that. Something I get to look forward to after xmas. Our daughter wants Santa to bring her one, because her pet hamster died this past summer.

Comment #8 tam (216.152.181.151) -

My gerbils hate when I take them out of their cage.What should I do?I can't train them.Their about year and 1/2.How can I train

two gerbils a year and 1/2 old?

Comment #9 j.c gerbil (195.93.21.72) -

to get your gerbil out of a cage get them in a tube and seal of both ends then take him and tip him into your hands and hew might get used to new

Comment #10 lawrence (80.73.222.161) -

Just like me i have trouble geting my gerbil out of the cage!

It takes forever so what i do is 1st: leave the cage door open and see if he/she comes out on the door, ps. I have a metal cage. 2nd get something that he/she can climb into. You have to have patcience and if none of these works ask an adult.

From L

Comment #11 Olivia VanPuyenbroeck (128.248.169.229) -

my gerbil suzana is in a cage that she has got out of before but now she has an open wond and I am afrabe that she mite do it agen so I left it on the flour so she dident hert her self if and only if suzana got out agen but now she is at risk of infekshen if she douse how can I reinforce sicority on the cage

Comment #12 kyle (82.40.80.220) -

help my gerbil Gromit will not come out his cage and when he does he poop[s on me and hes reacantly started biting

Comment #13 Zory (75.16.167.203) -

Kyle it's natural for gerbils to poop all of them do it. Make sure you're handling him the right way.

Comment #14 sk8terpunker87 (74.195.25.94) -

don't keep ur gerbiuls on the floor they get real sick and even die because of the draft

Comment #15 chelsea (86.143.45.145) -

I got my gerbil a couple od days ago and I would love to train it how and what can I train it do?

Comment #16 MC and PINK from North Carolina -

it is very hard 2 train a gerbil. Get a dog and train that. They are easy 2 train when they are puppies! I have a Golden retrievr and he is sooooooooo sweet. He is also very protective. I reccomend a DOG!

Comment #17 Chelsea from Colorado -

Im the real Chelsea shes fakeing me so people will think shes me SO #15Chelsea stop faking ME... Advice- Get rid of the gerbil they are not even good pets at all my advice to all of you geta hamster a Dwarf like me and MC hers name is Pink mine is Rosie shes cute same with Pink im also getting a new one named Twixy sue shes going to be a winter white dwarf hamster SORRY MC They dont sell Russian dwarfs in Colorado IT stinks...:( im MAD so MAD

Comment #18 kelsea (72.25.20.59) -

i have a gerbil named Teddy. I love him dearly and i don't want to hurt him. Will taking him along to the pet store or in the car hurt him?

Comment #19 mimi (67.86.164.30) -

my gerbils eat there cage because its plastic and always bite me i think this because i got to more gerbils and they might be geliss

Comment #20 Gerbil lover (82.33.129.253) - Sat Jul 26 15:42:56 2008

Hi,

My gerbil is about 1 and 1/2 years old and every time i try to get him out his cage he bites me.What should i do?

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