I'm no expert, I'm new to this list myself, but I've heard that red goo
around the eyes and/or nose isn't blood, it's just mucous, because
that's what color their mucous is. Not sure about the ear, but the eyes
and nose cold maybe be allergies. I've heard tilting is sign of an ear
infection. You might want to get a second opinion from experts, I'm a
new gerbil owner.
"S. M." wrote:
>
> My name is Sara and I am new to this list so please bear with me.
> Two weeks ago I noticed one of my gerbils, Sparky, had blood in his left
> ear and on the hair around it and he was scratching it. I checked for signs
> of fighting with his cage mate Obsidian but found nothing (Obsidian was
> actually grooming him and cleaning his ear). Sparky was just fine after a
> couple of days so I wrote it down and stopped worrying.
> Yesterday I noticed Sparky was acting sick so I looked closer and
> discovered he had a pinkish red goo in his left eye and blood around his
> nose. Today he is also tilting his head to the left side. I gave him some
> fresh fruit to help keep him hydrated (which he eagerly started eating) and
> plenty of normal food (which he ate some of). He doesn't seem to have a
> respiratory infection but one may develop. I must be very bad at treating
> respiratory infections because most of my gerbils die of them. Does anyone
> know what these symptoms are from? Can anybody please help me? I'm afraid
> he might die!
>
> Respectfully, Sara
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