Ok, I bought my step-daughter a gerbil for Valentines day. We brought it home from Petco, fixed up the cage, water, food, the whole works. Well, she hasn't eaten or drank anything since we got her. Also, when I got her out of the cage for the second time (yesterday), my step-daughter kinda reached to pet her, and she jumped bit me and the oddest thing happened. I wasn't holding the gerbil by the tail, but when she bit me, I almost dropped her and kinda grabbed toward her, and all the fur of the tail seemed to "shed" like a lizards tail would come off, except just the hair, but there was alot of blood. I have never seen this happen before and was wondering what could be wrong with this gerbil? Could it have been sick when we got it? and maybe the lack of eating/drinking could have caused the thing with the tail? I am very devistated, as this is her first pet. We have a very healthy hampster, and my husband has had gerbils, and never anything like this!?
2007-02-20
04:46:35
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dcVixen
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