Steven Horvath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi everyone. Todat when I came home from school I always go to spend some
>time with my gerbils and Alex is walking around using only one of his front
>paws. THe other one looks really wierd. He doesn't eat with that one
>easier. I tried looking at it closer but you know 19 week old
>gerbils.....HYPER but it just looks wierd. She is one of the 4 sisters
>living in a 5 gallon tank with the 2 story hamster cage on top but with only
>one story so it equals more then a ten gallon in floor area. THey have 2
>wheels, a habitrail wheel, and a wire one, which I am going to cover up right
>after I finish this letter just in case that's the prob which I don't think
>it is. If anyone could please give me some advice on what to do. Oh yeah
>there is NO veteranarian around here that is qualified or even wants to help
>rodents. Please any advice is more then welcome. Thanks.
>
Sounds like an injury. If nothing is visible it may be simple breaks.
They should fix OK in a week or two. The one time we had a gerbil break
three legs in one go it was with a multi-level hamster type cage. We do
not use them now.
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Julian
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