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> From: Theresa Thornton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: gerb mom ???s HELP??
> Date: 04 February 2001 17:05
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> one of my tubes got bumped off last night, again and my female gerb got
out
> and I found her in the office behind the cat litter box(Lucky little
thing
> she is!) She only had a little bit of blood on her face and she is
> fine/clean now and resting...my question is, if she is close to having
> babies w/in a week ..could the stress cause her to lose them or have them
> early?? when I checked this morning she was laying on her back, but
> breathing fine and all that..responsive. so i talked to her and she got
up
> and laid back down on her tummy/side and started to rest again when I
left
> her alone..do you all think she sounds ok? thanks in advance..
She probably thoroughly enjoyed her little adventure. Most gerbils really
enjoy the chance to explore territories new. It is virtually unknown for a
gerbil to be so stressed that she aborts a litter. Everything should be
fine.
Cheers
Sue
BTW Gerbils are not preyed on by cats in the wild and proximity to a cat
will not scare them in the slightest. The downside of this is that many
gerbils end up as cat food because they do not have this fear.
