Donna M Hanninen wrote:
> oh my goodness everyone im so upset today i went to take naomi out of
> her
> cage to pet her and she was being anti social and dint want to come
> out, i
> accidentaly grabbed her tail and she pulled so hard her fur and skin
> came off
> the tip of her tail!! the bone is still there!! Will she be ok?? I
> heard i
> think from the list that in these cases that the exposed bone will dry
> up and
> fall off leaving her with a stumpy tail!! oh i feel so bad i love her
> i dont
> want to lose her help Donna
Don't worry. This is an escape mechanism built into them for when
predators grab at them in the wild. Just keep an eye on it for
infection, but it's unlikely to be a problem. She should be just fine.
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