What color is the gerbil?
Gerbils with red or pink eyes have poorer eyesight than those with black
eyes. The pink and red eyed gerbils often have a tendency to sway to one
side or the other when standing up to get a look at something, most likely
to compensate for their poorer vision.
Jill
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> From: GemStar L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: question about seizures . . .
> Date: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 7:43 AM
>
> I have been meaning to ask this question for some time
> and somehow simply seem to forget. The last digest
> with the mention of seizures has reminded me.
>
> My male gerb has this peculiar habit, and I don't know
> if it qualifies as a seizure or not. He'll be
> standing on his two hind legs and suddenly just start
> to lean to the side. It's always the same side, and
> he never actually falls over or anything, but it is
> noticeable. He's had it since I got him, and it took
> a month of watching him to figure out it wasn't just
> him losing his balance.
>
> Does that qualify as a seizure? Or is it something
> else? Should I maybe not have bred him? I'm watching
> the babies to see if any one them inherit this trait,
> because then I'd know it was prolly genetic. If they
> do, I prolly shouldn't sell any of them for breeding
> at all.
>
> Thanks for any info. Oh, and than you for the answers
> about ,ale DEH's. believe it or not, after I sent the
> message, actually stumbled onto a page that had a male
> DEH in a pic. :)
>
> that's all for now. :)
> take care everyone
> RW
>
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