Julian and Jackie wrote:
> Mary McDermott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >I have a litter that is 19 days old, all of them have opened their eyes. But
> >one pup is having a problem opening it's other eye. The eye has been closed
> >for 2 days now and won't open. He has been scratching it, is that a bad
> >sign? Or is he just having a hard time opening it? What can I do to help
> >him?
> >
> > ~~~( 3:> Mary <:3 )~~~
>
> You could try bathing the eye. Do not force it. The eye may not open.
> This does sometimes happen.
>
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> Julian
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> National Gerbil Society
> http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
I have one gerb that I think that happened to. Actually part of the eye opened,
but it's still partially closed. He gets around fine and is happy as can be, so
don't worry if it never does open.
