I read in a gerbil care book that if the tuft hair is
lost or removed that it won't grow back. I that true.
I love a full tuft!
Donna
ABC Gerbils
www.abcgerbils.com
PS -- when they look identical I just sex them a 7
days so I know how many girls and boys, then at 5-6
weeks I can tell the boys again (and it helps that I
know how many I am looking for).
--- Sarah Conte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I had gerbils as a kid, my friend Matthew had
> his own method of
> identifying his gerbils when there was one or more
> in the same enclosure that
> looked identical. He would (extremely) carefully
> trim the extra fur on the
> end of the tail of one or more of the identical
> gerbils, giving them a flat
> end to their tails. I've now done that with the
> male nutmeg in my latest
> litter, just by means of quick identification. Out
> of curiosity, does anyone
> else have another method? I'm interested to hear.
> Sarah
>
>
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