No, that is not the case. These mites or whatever you want to call them
were hatching by hundreds while I was petting her. There are so many of
them that they suck out all of the blood, that is the weight that the
gerbils use. It only happened in 24 hours. There is no way that these
things actually are in all cages. They get there some how and then they
kill. It is a scary thing to see.
Lillian
Julian and Jackie Wrote:
> >
> >Lillian
>
> It is highly unlikely that blood sucking invertebrates would kill a
> mammal. The amount of blood they would need to suck would be simply too
> much.
>
> It is much more likely that the gerbils were infested for some time but
> had been successfully grooming them out of their coat. On becoming ill,
> they ceased grooming so much so the parasites accumulated so much you
> became aware of them.
>
> A gerbil suddenly losing a lot of weight is usually sue to tooth
> problems that stop it eating.
>
> --
> Julian
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