Re: kink in tail

[Evon]

I have to say that I don't think kinks in the tail are normal.  A gerbils tail
is made of bone therefore if it is kinked, it is a broken bone or defect.  I
wouldn't say that is the *norm* for gerbils.  I think I even read somewhere that
a kink in the tail could be a result of inbreeding too much.

Evon
"Pineywoods Gerbils"

Mary McDermott wrote:

> About half of my gerbils have kinks in their tails (since their parents have
> kinks, so do they).  I think its pretty normal.
>                                 Mary