Hi there. i have posted on some of the other forums about the gambians. Its great to read others experiences with getting to know these wonderful pets.
I have a 11mth old female called Ziyal and a 5mth old male called Odo. Zee was handreared and the ownly way i can discribe her temperament is bomb proof i can do absolutely anything with her so much so the small local pet shops get me to bring her in on their open days to talk about her and she is not phased at all about being passed from person to person or touched by children. It appears from reading the comments that males are that much more diificult. Odo wasn't handreared but was handled from 10 days onwards. He took a chunk out of my finger the while at the breeders home but i still bought him home with me. He's coming on lovely now he's still a bit weary but i can pick up hug him kiss him, it tends to be loud noises that set him off. He did take a hugh step back for 2 weeks a couple of months ago and almost turned feral on me however once his manhood dropped he returned to the place where we got to almost over night. I found to get him used to being approached by a hand and touched without me getting the wounds a false hand and arm worked a treat (one of those from ajoke shop) Once he showed no resistance to that and looked calm i then introduced my own hand. Do make sure you rub your scent onto the fake hand each time you use it. I've never used the fake hand since.