While we're on the subject of gerbil mutations, I was wondering about deformations of the ears. One of my gerbils' ears lays flat on her head in a weird folded manner. I'm not sure if she has any strange habits, but I was just wondering if the deformed ear causes any problems? Also one of my gerbils (I can't remember which) has a "kink" or 's' curve on her tail. Would this have come when she was born or sometime while she was growing up and mishandled? (I got her from a previous owner when she was about 3 months old) Finally, when you guys talk about gerbils with red noses and resperitory infections, what colour does the red look like on black gerbils. I kept my gerbils on a soil/peat mix, then switched to aspen and then switched back to soil/peat(it's cheaper) and I recently noticed one of my gerbils has a burgundy colored nose area. I'm not sure if it is red or just some soil on her face. Could she be ill? Please help me. Thanks in advance! BOBERT ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
