This was very helpful to me, although unfortunate that I didn't see this sooner. The person who grabbed the gerbils out of their enclosure to give to us both grabbed them from above and held them by their tails. They said that it was safe to grab them by their tails, and now poor Detective Steve is missing his little tail fluff. The only nearby vet doesn't care for rodents, so we had to hope he'd be ok, and he's physically fine now.
Omg! That is actually so horrible. Gerbils can drop their tails if pulled by them so definitely best not to. Poor detective Steve ( love the name ). So happy you have him. You can always put him in a quarantine tank, paper towels, nothing sharp, toilet tubes, and monitor him until it heals up. Sorry forgot you mentioned he's fine now. I'm happy you were able to help the little guy out
actually,, youre AMAZING!!! my parents and i were nervous about opening the front cage (we have the top and the.. front,, that are able to be opened etc etc) but as soon as i opened the latch and put my hand through, they instantly opened up, and even started playing with me!!! ive been working my butt off these past 3 days to try to get them as comfortable with my family as possible, and so far.. slowly, it's been making progress!! thank you!! :)
I'm so happy that you've found the video helpful, and been able to make progress with your gerbils! Good for you, it takes work, but when results happen its so gratifying !
Wow you have gained so many subscribers🤗 thank you for providing the proper care I got my gerbils last week and I’m still taming them Love you’re channel 😁
My gerbil moves a ton especially trying to pick him up, so I usually pick him up using my right hand and grabbing him from the back, then usually flipping him over so I can pet him.
How long do you think I should wait until I attempt to pick up my gerbils? I have had them for a little over a week now, they are coming up to me when they see me and are taking treats and even slightly climbing into my hands. I believe they are maybe two months old at the very most, and they also seem very happy in their enclosure (they are burrowing, eating etc.) so I’m wondering when I should begin to try and pick them up? I’ve tried a few times with one and he does keep running away, but he doesn’t hide, just moves away.
@@riddlussy3109 young gerbils are very curious, but also very skittish and darty if that makes sense. You can place your hand out, palm up or palm down, and let them walk on you, then gently lift your hand. Sometimes they jump off, sometimes they explore more. You can also offer them a treat when they are on or in your hand, and then continue on from there.
This video was very helpful but unfortunately the cage my gerbils are going to live in only has a space at the top to go in the the top area what should I do will I still be able to bond?
Do you mean there is no front entry, only a top entry ? If so, your best bet would be to take the lid off if you can and make it so you're st eye level or similar, instead of coming in from above. They are a prey animal and this likely would resemble a bird or something similar snatching them up in the wild. Or, remove your gerbil and use a playpen. I have a video on free roaming which is a great bonding space
@@TheGerbilVine I would try that but unfortunately when I take the top lid of it takes the whole top of only leaving the burrowing part. Or do you mean everytime I wanna pick them up I take the top of if so I could try that when I get them thank you !
@@BonBon_As you could remove it every time, or maybe try inserting an item they can crawl into and the lifting it out with them inside, that way they're not being " snatched " up :)
@@BonBon_Asawww, well I am so happy to hear that the channel is helpful! That is the end goal after all. Good luck and keep me updated ! Thanks for watching. I just wanted to add that a jar would work well as you could entice them in with a seed and block off the exit as you lift them out.
I've been trying to pick up the friendlier of the two of my gerbils, there enclosure is on the ground and we have a little cardboard play area in the front, they both will come up to the palm of my and take a piece of food, but when I try to cup me hands under them like in the video, they just run away. your gerbils are super calm and slow moving, for me there ether standing still or zzzzoooooooommm how do you do it? also we got our gerbils off someone else who said there already tamed, and showed pictures of them being held but it seems impossible to pick them up how (they've also moved fairly recently, like 2 weeks ago)
@@CoderKai hi! When I filmed this video my boys were adult gerbils! They had been through the crazy running, darting and dashing era - which was their baby, adolescent and teen years. It took a long time for them to be super chill and mellow. They could just have different personalities too! Some are more nervous, especially in open spaces. They could very well be hand tamed previously, but sometimes they may need some grace to adjust to the new surroundings and smells. I think you're doing excellent by offering them treats, eventually they will get to the point of sitting in your hand. It just takes some time! Are your gerbils young by any chance ?
@@TheGerbilVine I dont know how old they are but there not super young, when we got them we got a good deal on Facebook marketplace the previous owner just said they were old enough to mate. and they will come right up to my hands and get a piece of food and they seem pretty tame but they dont sit on my hand to eat the food, they usually take it back to there food stash or eat it in the corner. after I made this comment I tried picking the more chill one up and she just tried to dig though my hands so I put her back down and gave her a treat I have done this several more times and one time recently I didnt immediately put her back down and she kind of realized like "oh this isn't so bad" but after a second jumped down, I have no idea what im doing to be honest
@@CoderKai they may just not like being handled yet! You're doing the right things, just give it time. Keep being patient and consistent, they will come around.
This was very helpful to me, although unfortunate that I didn't see this sooner. The person who grabbed the gerbils out of their enclosure to give to us both grabbed them from above and held them by their tails. They said that it was safe to grab them by their tails, and now poor Detective Steve is missing his little tail fluff. The only nearby vet doesn't care for rodents, so we had to hope he'd be ok, and he's physically fine now.
Omg! That is actually so horrible. Gerbils can drop their tails if pulled by them so definitely best not to. Poor detective Steve ( love the name ). So happy you have him. You can always put him in a quarantine tank, paper towels, nothing sharp, toilet tubes, and monitor him until it heals up.
Sorry forgot you mentioned he's fine now. I'm happy you were able to help the little guy out
@@TheGerbilVine thanks, I'm glad too
actually,, youre AMAZING!!! my parents and i were nervous about opening the front cage (we have the top and the.. front,, that are able to be opened etc etc) but as soon as i opened the latch and put my hand through, they instantly opened up, and even started playing with me!!! ive been working my butt off these past 3 days to try to get them as comfortable with my family as possible, and so far.. slowly, it's been making progress!!
thank you!! :)
I'm so happy that you've found the video helpful, and been able to make progress with your gerbils! Good for you, it takes work, but when results happen its so gratifying !
Great information on how to pick up your gerbils. Jerry and Dusk are lucky to have you. Thank you friend
Nice video as always. I am glad I pick up my gerbils the correct way :)
Wow you have gained so many subscribers🤗 thank you for providing the proper care I got my gerbils last week and I’m still taming them
Love you’re channel 😁
My gerbil moves a ton especially trying to pick him up, so I usually pick him up using my right hand and grabbing him from the back, then usually flipping him over so I can pet him.
Great informative video ☺️ It's good to make people aware of some of the good and bad methods for handling gerbils #ScoopDon'tGrab 😄
Cool my girbills cooper and Koda will be happy
How long do you think I should wait until I attempt to pick up my gerbils? I have had them for a little over a week now, they are coming up to me when they see me and are taking treats and even slightly climbing into my hands. I believe they are maybe two months old at the very most, and they also seem very happy in their enclosure (they are burrowing, eating etc.) so I’m wondering when I should begin to try and pick them up? I’ve tried a few times with one and he does keep running away, but he doesn’t hide, just moves away.
@@riddlussy3109 young gerbils are very curious, but also very skittish and darty if that makes sense. You can place your hand out, palm up or palm down, and let them walk on you, then gently lift your hand. Sometimes they jump off, sometimes they explore more. You can also offer them a treat when they are on or in your hand, and then continue on from there.
This video was very helpful but unfortunately the cage my gerbils are going to live in only has a space at the top to go in the the top area what should I do will I still be able to bond?
Do you mean there is no front entry, only a top entry ? If so, your best bet would be to take the lid off if you can and make it so you're st eye level or similar, instead of coming in from above. They are a prey animal and this likely would resemble a bird or something similar snatching them up in the wild. Or, remove your gerbil and use a playpen. I have a video on free roaming which is a great bonding space
@@TheGerbilVine I would try that but unfortunately when I take the top lid of it takes the whole top of only leaving the burrowing part. Or do you mean everytime I wanna pick them up I take the top of if so I could try that when I get them thank you !
@@BonBon_As you could remove it every time, or maybe try inserting an item they can crawl into and the lifting it out with them inside, that way they're not being " snatched " up :)
@@TheGerbilVine I will try that! Thank you so much I want to give my gerbils the best life and your videos help me so much
@@BonBon_Asawww, well I am so happy to hear that the channel is helpful! That is the end goal after all. Good luck and keep me updated ! Thanks for watching.
I just wanted to add that a jar would work well as you could entice them in with a seed and block off the exit as you lift them out.
I've been trying to pick up the friendlier of the two of my gerbils, there enclosure is on the ground and we have a little cardboard play area in the front, they both will come up to the palm of my and take a piece of food, but when I try to cup me hands under them like in the video, they just run away. your gerbils are super calm and slow moving, for me there ether standing still or zzzzoooooooommm how do you do it? also we got our gerbils off someone else who said there already tamed, and showed pictures of them being held but it seems impossible to pick them up how (they've also moved fairly recently, like 2 weeks ago)
@@CoderKai hi! When I filmed this video my boys were adult gerbils! They had been through the crazy running, darting and dashing era - which was their baby, adolescent and teen years.
It took a long time for them to be super chill and mellow. They could just have different personalities too! Some are more nervous, especially in open spaces.
They could very well be hand tamed previously, but sometimes they may need some grace to adjust to the new surroundings and smells.
I think you're doing excellent by offering them treats, eventually they will get to the point of sitting in your hand. It just takes some time!
Are your gerbils young by any chance ?
@@TheGerbilVine I dont know how old they are but there not super young, when we got them we got a good deal on Facebook marketplace the previous owner just said they were old enough to mate. and they will come right up to my hands and get a piece of food and they seem pretty tame but they dont sit on my hand to eat the food, they usually take it back to there food stash or eat it in the corner. after I made this comment I tried picking the more chill one up and she just tried to dig though my hands so I put her back down and gave her a treat I have done this several more times and one time recently I didnt immediately put her back down and she kind of realized like "oh this isn't so bad" but after a second jumped down, I have no idea what im doing to be honest
@@CoderKai they may just not like being handled yet! You're doing the right things, just give it time. Keep being patient and consistent, they will come around.