Have you ever had a non-tapper?
I don't think I've ever had a non-tapper and I've owned gerbils for over 20 years.
He tapped once and he has hit maturity. He's about 8 months old. I don't go around trying to scare him or pushing him to date so... Any ideas?
2007-03-18 19:02:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
The tapping is an alarm sound given to warn other Gerbils (but you know that and others that read this might not). Most of the Gerbils I have had did tap from one reason or another, you just may have one that is not as excitable.
I can remember when Gerbils were first introduced into the pet trade (early'60's) and did NOT require a water bottle and got their water from the grain that they ate ONLY. I would venture to guess that the "wild" instincts are being breed out of them and eventually there will be no more "tapping" Gerbils.
2007-03-19 00:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by hotsnakes2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tapping out means submission, like in wrestling. have you been wrestling your gerbil?
2007-03-19 21:19:40 · answer #2 · answered by Richard J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋