At 21:31 07/11/01 -0700, Molpie wrote: Hi >I'm curious what people's gerbils are dying from and when? Does cancer seem >to be a big cause?
I've got two gerbils that are both aprox. 4 years old with a scent gland tumor at the moment and visited the vet yesterday with them. She specialises in rodents and told me that especially old male gerbils that have been inbred are liable to get these problems... And I think that could be true because I bought both these gerbs at pet shops. The gerbs (except one) I had from a breeder died from other things. Greetings, Marielle Ps I don't think I can fill in the gerbil longevity survey because I'm from Holland and we don't have products like care free or aspen. But all my gerbils seem to reach the age of three to four, live on a mixture of woodchips and hay, are kept in a very large glass tank (70 or 90*50*50cms) filled till 30cms with the mentoined mixture; are given various foods, have large carton tubes, a ball and a sandbath in their homes; have one tank mate, and don't breed.
