Gerbil squeaking help!!

Question

my gerbils sqeaks every time i pick him up! he does not seem hurt or look hurt but i am worried about him. after i pick him up and he squeaks i put him down and he is fine. please help!!

Answer 1

some animals are just more vocal than others...it isnt anything serious, my hamster is the same

Answer 2

Some of my mice do this also - I put it down to them being scared and vocalising, even though they are not being hurt.

You should find that once you start handling it more and it gets more used to you, it should stop doing this.

Good luck!