Quote Originally Posted by Chilli
I'm not sure how to help, since I don't know much on gerbils, but didn't I read something on your other thread about how they may do this out of stress? Are they still in the room where your cats are?
To reduce stress on all my rats, hamster, bird, and guinea pigs, I leave their cages in my room, and I don't allow the cats in there.
Whatever the cause of the problem is, I wish you luck.
I thought that may be it but I am not so sure. See, we are *always* watching them. If a cat gets too close then they get a squirt from a water bottle. So, I am failing to see how they get stressed out when the kitties aren't even allowed around them (most of the time the cats are wandering around the house anyways). I have cleaned the cage and replaced the water bottle and contents of the habitat. Plus, we don't try to pick them up but we do pet them and they seem to like that (they sit there and watch and bask in it). I have talked to my mom on several occasions about it and she, as well, is not too hip on gerbils and so we are trying to figure it out. I have been doing a ton of looking around on the net and can't find anything beyond "Don't pick them up by their tails" and "Let the tail fall off". Thank you.