Karen Tritton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi List,
>
>I noticed a small amount of blood in the woodshavings today in one of my
>female gerbils' tank.
>They are two sisters aged 2 1/2 years.
>On closer inspection it would appear that one of them has "lost" the ends of
>her toes on one of her back feet.
>She seemed rather quiet for a time hiding in a tube.
>Now when I just gone to feed them, they seem perfectly OK. They were both
>sleeping together.
>Eating OK and getting along fine.
>What should I do?
>What and see if something similar happens?
>Will that be too late then?
>Separate them now?
This is probably no more than a burrowing injury. They often lose a
nail, and they bleed a lot when they do so.
I doubt they are fighting unless there are extensive bites on the back,
tail and rump of at least one of them. Also check the throat area.
--
Julian
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