LEENKNEGT-LIOEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi,
>One of the little guys I bought yesterday often has little strokes when
>you pick him up. But it only takes a couple of seconds. If you put him
>down in the aquarium he just sits there. He's not a runt, and yesterday
>he was as healthy and lively as the other ones. I gave them a scale with
>water, cause they obviously didn't know how to drink from a bottle. And
>then he drunk too. I know I have to keep him warm, but is there anything
>else I can do? Will he always stay this 'fragile'? Is it just the stress
>from coming to a new home? I know strokes are pretty common in gerbils,
>but I never saw it before.
>Thank you thank you thank you,...
>Sarah
This is fitting that is quite common in younger gerbils. Most grow out
of it. It is triggered by stress. Avoid breeding from affected gerbils
as there is an inherited factor.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
