I have a gerbil problem?

Question

ive had my gerbil for a while now. almost 7 months or 8 and i dont know how old she was when i got her. and she was always so sweet to me. and a few days okay sh started to bite me.not soft but really hard.do they get mean when they get older

Answer 1

Well im not sure but you could try washing your hands before you play with her, because maybe your hands smelled like food from something you touched??  

Answer 2

idk sorry maby shes nervous ur like a giant to her and shes way smaller than u r!

Answer 3

always wash your hands before handling the gerbil they smell food on your hands and will bite some gerbils just get grumpy and don't like to be handled you can try to scoop the gerbil up with a paper towel roll then gently lower it on to your hands I also suggest using gardening gloves to handle the gerbil this way if it bites it dose not hurt as bad as if it bites your bare hands Keep at it thats the most impotant thing if you give up you will have a bitting gerbil on your hands (make sure it has paper to shread constantly if not it could bite from lack of modivation) also age dosent matter to much as long as you keep working on the probloms you can also try to give it wood blocks from the pet shop it may have a knawing problom and needs to knaw

Mine have got mean but only due to pregnacy could she be pregnet ? if so this could be why females are super pertective of there young i aslo recomend going to

http://www.agsgerbils.org/Gerbil_Care_Ha...

for more info this site is great for any help also the pepole who run it answer questions :)

Good luck