Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>It is normal for them lose the hair on their nose and lips in the case of
>an irritation like this. When I was a new owner and used pine bedding, I
>had 3 sisters balding almost out to where their whiskers start. It makes
>sense that the siblings would all be showing the same symptoms as allergies
>can be inherited, or they may have some trait that made them more
>susceptible to the irritation.
>
Allergy can lead a a little fur loss, yes. If it starts to spread across
the face it is usually a sign of Staph infection. But this would not
spread easily through your gerbils.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
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