my dad says when they are very poorly, it would cost alot of money to pay for an oporation, and he says it would also cost alot of money to put them down.
2007-02-24 03:19:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
it does cost money to put them down because i had pet rats that needed to. Operations would cost quite a bit of money.
2007-02-24 03:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
gerbils are little animals who only live about 3-4 years anyway.
if my gerbil got sick enough to need an operation, I would just 'let her go' even though I loved my gerbils dearly.
I had two that lived 3.5 years. They died of old gerbil age.
I never took either one to a vet.
They were always healthy.
I woudn't worry about taking a gerbil to a vet or paying for medical bills for a gerbil.
just buy a new gerbil.
sorry if that sounds heartless.
i truly love gerbils.
2007-02-26 08:38:18 · answer #2 · answered by Zippy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact is gerbils are very healthy pets.Rats and mice often suffer skin problems and cancer and hamsters get bowel problems if fed a wrong diet.
Gerbils are far hardier and hardly ever need vet treatment.They usually don't need to be put to sleep,what tends to happen is 1 day they seem fine and playful and next morning you find them dead of old age.
2007-02-24 11:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes he is right. I had and bred gerbils for many many years. I did it to eliminate the possibility of ever having to even think about what your experiencing and it was a great hobby for me. If one of the babies was "not right" the mom or dad usaully killed it their self and ready for this? eat it.... ewwww...I know its gross, but thats what they did. They have the instinct to do this and its seems only fair than to have the baby grow up in the world with it no being right and suffering. Now, I figured out ways to stop some of this. I covered the cage with a towels so she didn't get easily stressed out, and try and move the nest or eat the babies. In the beginning I removed the mom after I saw them do their thing. And I then moved the mom to a smaller cage to be more confortable and secluded. The mom is going to be stressed out and cranky anyway with being pregnant and I always saw the females picking on the males more during their preganancy. Kinda like humans do huh? I had a mom that had 9 babies, then 8, then it was 7 and so on until she was not able to produce as many each time she was bred. And all had survived. It was a lot of fun caring for the babies but a lot of work. This might be a good routh to go one day if you love gerbils as much I I do, but hate the possibility of even thinking of operating or putting one down. They are not worth it really, since you only spend under $10 bucks for them at the pet store. They are like a fish sadly, when they die you just get another one. And since I liked a particular Gerbils temprament or coat color thats when I decided to breed them and keep that one going. I had babies that were exact twins of my Gerbils parents and I was very glad I kept them when the mom and dad finally died of old age. I had a Gerbil for 5 and a half years once. His name was Smokey and he was grey and had those cute but creepy red eyes. He would get out sometimes and go up the stairs in my parents house, and come all the way to the end of the house to my room and squeak at the side of my bed. I was usaully half asleep, and would get up and almost step on him, scoop him up, and go back downstairs and put him back in his cage. When he was about 3 1\2-4 years old he didn't come upstairts anymore, but went to my parents room. I felt that maybe he was just too old to climb the stairs. Bt he did the same thing to my dad, and he would put him up, and tell me about it the next morning. I do miss him alot, and I think one day, I hope I can find one that looks like and gets to be as tame as he was. I hope I didn't make you bored with my story. Good Luck with your Gerbil!
2007-02-24 04:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica♥sRRidgebacks 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually having a gerbil put down would cost much more than it would to buy a new one! Any veterinary attention is not cheap.
2007-02-24 03:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
When my hamster had an operation it cost £60 xx
2007-02-24 22:09:14 · answer #6 · answered by joanna.n_ox 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it does cost money, but i don't know about a lot of money, depends what you mean. but to me, if one of my gerbils got sick i would want to pay whatever it costs, to heal him, bcuz i love my gerbils.
2007-02-24 04:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by ferrets4ever 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh god Hollys dad.......don't be so ridiculous.....how can you even think of taking such a small creature to the vet anyhow? they are extremely heathly...live a long time....and we never had a sick one yet and my mother used to breed them. where do you live...i will buy you one as a gift and everyone knows it is rude to give gifts back!
2007-02-24 05:46:36 · answer #8 · answered by doingitallforwrenches 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your cant operate on a gerbil as it is too small and many vets put down animals for free so its not too expensive.
2007-02-24 04:53:54 · answer #9 · answered by dreaming_of_my_horse_to_be 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it does cost moeny like ever other animal.But they dont usually get ill, and live a very happy life.
2007-02-24 03:50:30 · answer #10 · answered by Nat 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋