"[Angela] [Hull]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>My dog had ringworm for a while. The hair comes off and the skin underneath
>it turned a black color. It's treated with some type of medicated
>oil/lotion. Depending on the color of your gerbil, can you see any dark
>spots where this bald spot is?
>
>Maybe your gerbil is just bored and started a bad habit of pulling hairs out
>of it's tail, or a cagemate is pulling them out for him. Do you have pups?
>Pups sometimes chew tails when they are teething and leave bald spots on the
>parents tails. Or it could have gotten stuck in some kind of cage toy?
>
>Angie
Gerbil skin in ringworm looks greyish.
Ringworm is easily treated with human athlete's foot preparations. They
are far cheaper than the veterinary alternatives.
Just make sure you keep up treatment for ages.
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Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
