That is my experience too.
If there is a clear aggressor and a fleeing victim,
he'll bit right on the base of the tail. This
happened when I tried to re-introduce Bullet to his
son Tres when Tres was about 8 weeks old. The wound
got swollen into a ball at the base of the tail. Tres
was very cooperative about allowing me to put a warm,
moist compress on it for a hour at a time a few times
a day and it drained.
Since I thought I'd have trouble placing him with the
ball in his tail he became my next breeder and is a
most excellent father. Now the scar is barely
detectable at all.
Donna
ABC Gerbils
www.abcgerbils.com
--- Jill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The base of the tail is a very common place to find
> wounds from
> fighting/aggression between gerbils.
> Jill
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Leenknegt-Lioen
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: bite? at base of tail
> > Date: Sunday, July 01, 2001 1:46 PM
> >
> > Hi,
> > Today I noticed something about Daedalus' tail: he
> has a little bald
> place
> > on the base, and there is a little scab.
> > Now I can't believe Daedalus and Icarus would be
> fighting, they are the
> most
> > affectionate gerbils I've ever seen. And they
> groom each other all the
> time!
> > Is there something I should put on the wound?
> > Has anybody any idea about what happened?
> > Thanks for any input!
> > Sarah
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