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Hi Susan,
The bulk of the Gerbil Members have now moved over
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] , this email
address is an old one.
I wouldn't rule out internal injuries, but is it
possible the cage mate is a male? Some pairs do take a long time to
'figure it out'... :)
Julian Barker is still subscribed to this list, he
might be able to give you more advice than myself (I only have 6 years of
experience, he has _much_ more :)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 6:10
PM
Subject: C: have I mis-sexed my
gerbils?
Help! I just joined this list today because I have a
unique gerbil question and need an immediate answer. I acquired four black
gerbils when I quit teaching Pre-K. Two were ultimately killed presumeably by
the other two. We now have 2 female gerbils who have lived with each other
exclusively for over a year and a half. About 4 weeks ago, one of the gerbils
escaped and was missing for over 2 weeks. One of the cats ran into the house
unnoticed until she pounced into a pile of clutter under the chair--you
guessed it--she came out with friend gerbil in her mouth, dropping her several
times until said gerbil escaped again and hid in an overturned
bucket. I threw out the cat and grabbed the gerbil--suffering a severe bite to
the hand. I then reunited the two girl gerbils and that was that. Until.....
the once-escaped gerbil started looking like Jabba the Hut--this gerbil has
gained a lot of weight since her return two weeks ago. Anyone have any idea
what I could be dealing with? Do gerbils ever crossbreed with other rodents?
My husband is concerned the gerbil may have internal injuries from the cat but
that was 2 weeks ago... Please answer
ASAP.
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