Janet Morrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> Hi,
>
> My daughter, seventeen, is keeping two of Hanna's daughters. The
> third one we have not sought a home for as I do not want her to be
> a solitary gerbil.
>
> The three sisters are now seven weeks old. This after noon we
> noticed that all three of them have a slight discharge from the
> nose. It looks like old dried blood. they are eating and drinking
> fine. I have not noticed any other symptoms.
>
> We are using aspen wood chips, although the do have a wooden house
> made out of old pine lumber.
>
> #1. Should I give them any Tetracycline? We could only get the
> fish kind we could find. It is 250 mg Capsules.
>
> We have been told by Gary that it can be used, but must be changed
> every day.
>
> #2. The directions say to use one capsule per 10 NET gallons of
> aquarium water. How much would we use for a water bottle, 8 oz.
> and 4 oz?
>
> #3. Since the sisters have been together since birth should the
> make good tank mates? My daughter is concerned that the 'blood'
> might be from fighting.
>
> Thank you for your help,
> Janet and Liz
It probably isn't fighting, but it may be allergy to aspen. Aspen is
better than many of the alternatives, but can in some cases still cause
problems. I would change to paper for a few days to see if things
improve.
--
Julian
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