Ever been bit by an animal that wasn't a dog or cat?
many gerbils and a leopard gecko xD
I've had nine gerbils as pets over the years and raised six of them from the time they were babies. a lot of them (especially the babies) were friendly and would let me pet them, but they'd bite my socks whenever I let them roam around outside their cage which would pinch my skin underneath. I don't think it ever broke skin, but it really hurt D:
my last gerbil, jacque, always bit me if I put my hand in his tank unless I was giving him food. I got him as a rescue when he was already an adult, and no matter how much I tried to socialize him, he was just,,,,,straight up mean. he'd only let me touch him if he was busy eating, and even then, he made it clear that he wasn't happy about it LOL. it made him pretty charming, but I had to get him into a hamster ball just to clean his cage properly. dude would bite through gloves.
as for the leopard gecko, my brother got a gecko named pip when we were in elementary school. he was usually very (very!) friendly and would lick me whenever I held him. he loved sitting on my chest or in a clothing pocket for warmth. he did bite a few times as a baby, though, since he was scared of us at first,,,,,,,and he bit me once when I accidentally grabbed him too quickly and scared him. but it never hurt at all, nothing compared to a gerbil bite!
I've had nine gerbils as pets over the years and raised six of them from the time they were babies. a lot of them (especially the babies) were friendly and would let me pet them, but they'd bite my socks whenever I let them roam around outside their cage which would pinch my skin underneath. I don't think it ever broke skin, but it really hurt D:
my last gerbil, jacque, always bit me if I put my hand in his tank unless I was giving him food. I got him as a rescue when he was already an adult, and no matter how much I tried to socialize him, he was just,,,,,straight up mean. he'd only let me touch him if he was busy eating, and even then, he made it clear that he wasn't happy about it LOL. it made him pretty charming, but I had to get him into a hamster ball just to clean his cage properly. dude would bite through gloves.
as for the leopard gecko, my brother got a gecko named pip when we were in elementary school. he was usually very (very!) friendly and would lick me whenever I held him. he loved sitting on my chest or in a clothing pocket for warmth. he did bite a few times as a baby, though, since he was scared of us at first,,,,,,,and he bit me once when I accidentally grabbed him too quickly and scared him. but it never hurt at all, nothing compared to a gerbil bite!
