What does it mean when a gerbil starts to tap his foot?

Question

boy gerbil my cousin has 14

Answer 1

it means you should stop letting him watch Happy Feet

Answer 2

It is either a mating "dance", to attract female gerbils, or it means that the gerbil is scared.

Answer 3

Gerbils thump their feet when they are frightened or to warn other gerbils of danger. Nothing to worry about. Sometimes they might just be a bit jittery and you can accidentally make them jump

Answer 4

it means he is a zombie!

Answer 5

It can mean one of two thing,

1 it is a mating call, if so only the other party to pay attention to it,

2 it is a warning call to other gerbil, If fun if you have gerbils in different cage when one does it rest look up and them some will return the call if can go on for hours

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Answer 6

Either he's warning, or is trying to attract a female.