The Rogue Clan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>I was playing with Coral and Reef today and I noticed that they have huge
>scentglands compared to all my other gerbils! Is this normal? They have to
>be atleats a centimeter wide! I am soory worried about scent gland cancer or
>something! PLEASE HELP!
>
>Besh Wishes...
Scent gland size is related to all sorts of things like dominance, etc.
The important think is its healthy appearance. For example, unless there
are areas that look black, red or are bleeding, I doubt there is a
problem.
There is a picture of a diseased scent gland at:
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/gerbils/ailments.htm#Tumours
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Julian
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