My guess is that she is bored and lonely. Gerbils need to be kept in pairs. I'd strongly advise that you get her a gerbil friend of the same size/age.
Donna ABC Gerbils www.abcgerbils.com --- Jamie Lou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all-- > Our new gerbil, who is one month old, spent > yesterday > chewing off part of her tail. She was a Christmas > gift from friends who breed, and has been very > socialized. The only thing I can think of is that > she > might be stressed out going from living with her > litter to living in a cage by herself, which led to > stress tail-chewing? She seems fine now, but what > can > we do to avoid the problem in the future? > Thanks, > Jamie > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
