I witnessed some of my pups pulling the hair from their dad's tail. The dad
just kept on doing what he was doing and took no notice at all.
-----Original Message-----
From: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: Balding tail
>Paige McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
>>One of my gerbils seems to have a bald spot on his tail, near the
>>middle.. I was thinking maybe the heat mixed with stress of his
>>first litter was the cause, but I just wanted to make sure and
>>see if there was anything I could do for him. He's completely
>>healthy and his tail doesn't seem to be bothering him in the
>>least.
>>
>>This also seems to be happening with lighter colored gerbils, if
>>anyone else has noticed. My sapphire/dove had the same thing, and
>>now this IC/PEW is having it. Neither of them seemed bothered by
>>it and went through life fine. Any ideas?
>>
>>Paige
>
>
>Hi!
>
>Darker gerbils have darker skin on the tail so it is less noticeable.
>
>Usually this is because other gerbils are removing the hairs. It may be
>a sign of boredom.
>--
>Julian
>
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