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Hi all,
I came across something that is uneasy tonight, as
I was feeding, handling, and checking my gang over. A little 2 week old pup, who
has a bare lower back. The skin is slightly red, not sure if its irritated or
not.
My concerns are 1.) he is fostered with the
mother with 2 mice pups, an almost 4 week old pup. The mice, would often like
chew on him, almost like they were tasting him. This was when he was first
placed with them. The mice were roughly 2 weeks old. Could this be a result of
this?
2.) Although the mice and 4 week old pup are fine,
is it something that could possibly be passed on to the other gerbils?
3.) could it just be some kind of irration? Like a
rash or something?
He was not like this yesterday so this is sudden.
So where do I go from here with this little
one? Should I take the precautions and separate the cage from the others?
I just have never seen anything like this, likewise never recall reading
anything about it.
Thanks!
Sarah
SAG's Gerbils in Tacoma, WA.
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