Animals that are
normally aggressive, like the Light Red Fox gerbil, can be extremely aggressive
when it comes to food. If your gerbil is normally sweet, cuddly and loving and
then all the sudden bites or scratches you take a step back and ask yourself
what the situations are revolving around the incident. For instance, did your
gerbil bite or scratch you while you were feeding him? Did he show this
aggressive behavior while feeding another gerbil in the cage? If this is the
case, your gerbil is showing definite signs of food aggression. You can help
him overcome this by feeding him at the same time each day so he doesn’t think
he’s going to miss a feeding. If you have more than one gerbil, you may need a
bigger cage so they don’t feel like they must fight for food. For
more tips, call your Aurora, CO veterinary clinic.
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