His body is probably recovering from the fall. You didn't say if this just happened, or if this had been awhile. I'm assuming it just happened.
I was in a car wreck once, and can sympathize... it's possible he suffered a slight concussion or other stress to the body. Though I had no bones broken and only one scratch on my finger and a few bad bruises, I was out for 2 weeks or more, just from a concussion - which never showed up until the day after they released me from the hospital. So while he may have seemed ok immediately after the accident, he might have suffered some shock. Give him a week or so - perhaps less, since he is a gerbil - and I think you'll see he's back to his normal self. In no way do I think you're about to lose him. :) -Jackie >Hi everyone, > >I dropped Poke-poke on Saturday night by accident. He was squirming >in my hand >while I was standing, and he slipped off from about shoulder height >to the kitchen >floor. I'm 5'6". He seemed to have landed just fine, only shocked. >I checked and >he didn't seem to have broken anything. > >However, since then he's spent an awful lot of time sleeping in his >nest. He does >come out to eat and will follow my hand for a treat, but he's not >his usual self at >all. He's not chewing tp rolls, he's not digging madly, he's not >rushing around >heading nowhere. He just comes out for some food then goes straight >back to bed. > >I'm quite worried. Do you think he has internal injuries? He >doesn't seem to. Am >I about to lose him??? I feel terrible! > >Amy >The Jeu-jeu Gerbils > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. >http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
