by its tail or if the gerbil is calm u can just pic it up by its sides it wont bite
well, usually if you pick the gerbil up, you can feel in its stomach things that feel like small potatoes. the gerbil will obviously be larger.
Keep trying to pick it up with a treat in your hand, eventually he/she will learn.
Not really. All this means is that they don't want you to pick them up right now. If you pick them up alot over time, they will stop squeaking.
If you mean to ask, how do you remove a gerbil from its cage then i can help you. First of all if you have just purchased your gerbil and it has been put in a new environment you shouldn't pick it up for a couple of days. Gerbils are easy to pick up, all u have to do is just put your hands in the cage and wrap your hands under their body and lift them up. after you do it a couple times it will get easier. hope this helped! ; )
For the safety of the gerbil, you should only hold the babies after they open their eyes. At this time, they are more mobile and should be picking up new scents. If you pick them up at a younger stage, the parents may think your scent is that of a predator and they will kill and eat the baby.
Pick up the gerbil and push its eye lid up.
Never pull, grab, or pick them up by their tail! The tail is the weakest part of a gerbil's body. Also, handle them gently. They are small and fragile animals, and will only bite if you mistreat them. Hope I helped!
Many ways: -Check their eyes to see if their eyes are odd -See if they eat -See if there normal -See how the react when you pick them up I hope my tips help. My brother has a gerbil called hammy
Don't pick him/her up by the tail. You have to teach them to accept you picking them up. There are loads of tutorials online. Don scare them or chase them around their cage. Give them lots of things to chew and some (not too many!) treats. It takes a long time to do it so be patient and do whatever is best for you and your gerbil.
the longest living gerbil lived up to 8 years.
Natural predators of gerbils are snakes, cats, and birds of prey--all of which come down on the prey, so make sure when you pick up your gerbil, you scoop it from underneath.
curl up and squeak