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>Hi everyone,
> Well, one of my newest pups (now 20 days old, born May 13th) has her eyes
>oprn (alogn with the rest of the litter), but is missing a=something...her
>FUR! She has a mask of fur covering her face/head, fur on all four feetm and
>fur on her tail...but no fur any where else! She is also extreamly
>small..about the size of a 1 and ahlf week old pup..now I don't mind her
>being without fur because she is actually quite adorable that way, I was just
>wondering if anyone else has had any gerbils like this, did they survive?
>did the fur eventually come in? I am keeping her without a doubt, but I'm
>afraid she won't survive without fur..any info would be great..thanks!
>
>Jessi
>
>PS- her Lilac bro/sis also has a bald patch which is slowly filling in on
>his/her back...the whole litter was rather small actually.
Small gerbil pups often fail to have a full coat of fur. They normally
catch up in all ways eventually. Consider supplemental feeding.
--
Julian
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