Spice Gerbil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >Not sure. Does he have mites? > >Jade >
Strangely, gerbils clean their ears with the long claws on the back feet. It is not at all unusual for gerbils to cause bleeding or other irritation due to excessive scratching with the back feet. There is often no reason for this, but it can be due to mites, or other irritation. I suggest that the gerbil in question be watched carefully. There may be an abscess or other infection, or parasites as suggested. If it clears up OK in a few days then it was probably nothing. -- Julian [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Gerbil Society http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
