Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Heya all,
>
>Ok, this may sound strange and I've never seen it on
>any websites.. but my Cairo, 6-7 week DEH male, will
>eat his (Or Zerwin's.. they don't really have little
>name tags attached. (..cough) feces. I've heard of
>rabbits doing this.. Not gerbils. Anyone have a clue
>about why he may be doing this? I haven't caught
>Zerwin doing this yet.. Could it be diet related? I'm
>thinking maybe the apple slice I gave affected this..?
>
Gerbils do sometimes partake of coprophagia. It is not usually the case
though, and can be a sign of a nutritional deficiency. Vitamin B has
been implicated in this behaviour.
--
Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
