C: a gerbil with the hiccup?

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Title: C: a gerbil with the hiccup?

Hi all, My male gerbil seems to have the hiccups!? Every minute or so he makes a funny noise and makes a little jump, as if he has the hiccups. He also seems to tremble a bit. I don't know what it is, but he doesn't seem to like it. Is it possible that he indeed has the hiccups, could it harm him? He also is washing himself in a way:' Oh, I'm not feeling very well.' ... I went to look at him again, I think it's over. Julian wrote to me that it was a good idea to join Rodentia, the Belgian Rodent Society, because I live in Belgium, so I looked for some info about that, but I couldn't find anything. Is there someone on the List who can give me some links or so? THANKS!,  Sarah and Charlotte