What are Gerbil known for?

Answer 1

Some characteristics/behaviors of gerbils are as follows:

Food competitive:

Once they have found a desired piece of food they run to the nearest corner and eat there sometimes facing the corner.

Thumping:

Gerbils thump when startled or when they hear a threatening noise (banging, clapping,vacuming, etc;)

Jumping:

Gerbils will jump if startled or if there is something on top of the cage

Nest building:

Gerbils will gather bedding/wood chips in there mouth and bring them to a corner to prepare a nest for sleeping

Grooming:

This is when a gerbil quickly licks their hands and began to stroke their heads or lick the legs sides or genital area

Stretching:

They began to walk while stretching out there back legs and then quickly snapping back to normal

Scratching:

Gerbils will often scratch excessively in a corner of the cage. This is really random but frequent and unknown. This happens when they are in tanks so GLASS TANKS ARE BEST.