Gerbils don�t cry red "tears"! This is something that comes out of a gland
near or in their eyes. It really looks like tears, but it isn�t. This
secretion is always there but a healthy gerbil is able to clean it away when
it is cleaning its face, but when the gerbil is sick or stressed it can�t
and the red secretion is seen.
Therefore I don�t think that the gerbil with the bloody nose cried through
his nose. Sorry, but I think it is nonsense.
Bye, Claudia.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenn Cymanski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: Allergy? 'bloody' nose
> If I remember correctly, gerbils cry red tears. I had an agouti that did
> this also. Pretty scary for me at first, but he was just having tear
> discharge through the nose. This could be what's happening with your
gerbs.
>
> Jenn
