After we got our gerbil Wolfie fixed, his mate did not recognize him. He
had been out of the cage for a about 24 hours. We did the split cage thing
for a night, and thereafter all was fine between them.
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From: Julian and Jackie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 3:45 PM
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Subject: Re: Questions-Questions-Questions!!!!
Mary McDermott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>QUESTION #1---- Ok one of my gerbils got out she is a mother of 3 sons and
a
>daughter, and she has a husband :). Anyway she got out of the cage. My
>question is what happens if her family doesn't remember her? She's been
gone
>only a day, how long does it take for them to forget their Mom/wife?
>
48 to 72 hours.
You will have to experiment, carefully, when you catch her.
>QUESTION #2---- Ok I was looking at Catnip, I noticed two strange things
>about her. #1--- She has an orange/tan spot on the back of her neck, I
have
>NO idea what it is, what do you guys think it is? #2 She also has a tannish
>tail, if you compare her tail fur to her body fur they don't match, her
tail
>is more tan then her. Im not sure what she is.
> Mary
>P.S Catnip (funny tailed gerbil, Above) has ruby eyes.
What is the rest of her colour?
--
Julian
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