How Can I Get My Gerbil To Stop Being So Shy?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at
5:34 pm
My other gerbil is so social!!! But the shy gerbil won’t bite but she won’t come to you… can you help me?
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Filed under: Other Pocket Pets
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I have 2 gerbils and one of them is much more ‘sociable’ than the other (since they came from different sources, I assume they had different backgrounds.. or maybe it’s just their personalities).
You will need to be patient, and also constant (i.e. do the same every day), to help your shy pet to learn that people (or at least you) are its friends.
Every time you approach their cage/terrarium, offer them something they love, such as a sunflower seed, to eat from your hand; after a few days even the shy gerbil will learn that your hand equals food and will come to check what you’re bringing.
You can also touch it gently on the head and back while it’s eating (it won’t mind if it’s interested in munching the food), to get it used to your touch. Then progressively increase the contact. Don’t force it or scare it, remember that some individuals are prone to seizures if they’re stressed (I’m assuming your gerbils are genus Meriones).
Good luck!
You can try to play with your gerbil more often. When he does something you like, such as coming to you reward him with a treat
by not beating it up
you should try and spend more time like playing with her..maybe with this she won’t be shy anymore..
you should probably play with it all the time and maybe it will get used to you!if your not playing with your pet gerbil then get your butt over there and start playing with your gerbil! and i don’t mean the word butt in a bad way.
she may of had a bad past possibly abuse or forgetting to tame her and not give her what she needed try to show her you really care by treating her often and holding her a while and feed her seeds or treats from your hand