Arabelle Sexton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hello listmembers
>I have another question and I wonder if somebody could offer me some advice.
>One of my 18 month old male gerbils has started to drink about twice as much
>water as he used to. There have been no other changes in him - he seems
>perfectly fit and well and quite energetic. He is a little bit overweight
>(he weighs 5 oz/125g but he's a big gerbil anyway) and I wondered if there
>might be a link between this and his drinking.
>Any advice would be much appreciated,
>Arabelle
It may be nothing. If he starts suddenly losing weight he may be
diabetic. Have a look at:
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/health.htm
and give your gerbil a health check!
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Julian
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