yalor and they stuff they have so little. =.="

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Added on August 5, 2007, 5:13 pmHey btw, how come until now, I NEVER hear my gerbils thump?

This post has been edited by BlueHeng: Aug 5 2007, 05:13 PM

question..
gerbils can eat hotdog ke??

Aiyoh, tell me mah. I can help you get. I have 6 packs (Delikate) at home, if you need it, can always drop by at the LRT and I hand it to you.

Gerbils are quite sensitive to wood shavings, the perfume kind makes them nose bleed. It is a sign of allergy. Delikate, I only use Delikate now....

Anyway, Buddy Pet Wagon can be trusted... but they will only give you free delivery if you buy above RM50....

what do you mean hotdog? You give your gerbils the bread and sausage? you mean hotdog=sausage? hotdog is not sausage.. hotdog is sausage+the bun+other pickles. Erm.. hehe.. anyway, don't feed your gerbils sausage... sausage contains loads of other chemicals including MSG and some preservatives plus colouring which is bad for them.. (bad for our health also actually. hahaha)

This post has been edited by BlueHeng: Aug 5 2007, 08:31 PM

i mean sausage..
i saw once via internet that one owner give sausage to his/ her gerbil..

thank you for your info..

O.o not very good lor I think.. cause some sausages quite salty.. even I myself don't eat sausage often..

Oh, haha..then I really have no idea of the problem ! if u add me in msn or yahoo i can show u the pic la, lol...

Sorry to hear that. Btw, Neo's scent gland tumor shrunk adi... but its still there la. not sure why also, coz I feed my gerbils all sorts of stuff so I dunno which of them got positive effect on the tumor. One of the stuff i got feed is taros vege powder la, but not to say feed everyday also...once a week is more like it.

Today was a sad day, my gerbil Anko passed on, she suddenly got very ill last night. The symptoms seem to be wet tail sickness. Got diarrhea, not active, not eating and body very cold on touch. I wish I had realised the problem sooner but she was still active earlier although lost a bit of weight on so I didnt realise the seriousness of the problem. Hard to identify diarrhea in gerbils since they live in shavings, I only found out last night when i saw her lying down and not eating anything at dinnertime. Sometimes also a price to pay if you have many pets... since i got 13 gerbils i don't check each of their body condition everyday, as long as they are active and they eat, I consider that they are well. I syringe fed her twice last night, since whole day she didnt eat or drink, and put her under a warm light but in the end can't make it. Sigh, very sad... coz she was from the 1st litter of gerbils born in my house. She was the runt of the litter and I thought she won't survive but she did. Early morning I woke up to check on her, she was still lying down, eyes open. After I touch her body and stroke her, she close her eyes and stretch out sideways, wah, I thought she died...but when I pick her up, she move a bit. I syringe feed her and put her back, then I went to sleep. One hour later I check back on her, shes adi passed away. Hope she RIP..... at least not suffering anymore. She was only 1 year and 4 months old.

This post has been edited by jaswwp: Aug 5 2007, 11:54 PM

Sorry to hear that Jas, and since you said that Anko lost a bit weight but still active, I'm kinda worried about my Agouti, he lost a bit weight recently.

Sorry to hear about your gerbil jas... may it rip. You all (hao/jas) weigh your gerbils?

Sorry to hear that. May her RIP.

they only thump when something they need to alret others.

no salty, oily, sour food.

Jas,
sorry to hear that, do take care ok. i am sure u r very sad, as Anko is such a sweet gal... she was just like a ball. so cute so chubby. Lyori for sure miss her so much

I don't weigh them often la..but loose weight can see from the outlook usually.

Jas,

Sorry to hear the lost of your gerbil.

Hope she RIP.

KP

once again, thank you for the info..

jas, really sorry hear that..
may late Anko R.I.P..

Gosh, RIP to Anko.... poor thing. Sometimes gerbils hide their poor health quite easily, like my Stormy.... my Foamy.... my Cappuccino.... all 3 died without much reason..... Chokee, who keeps losing weight and gaining weight while always having allergy reactions to wood is still well today....

RIP to Anko....

You can see from the face and back.... if you notice the face is thinner and the back is more arched than rounded, it means the gerbil is sick or losing appetite.... or just dehydrated...

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Anyway, updates, today I just started to breed my Red fox with my nutmeg.... Hopefully can see some results in a months time....

sorry for your lost jaswwp...im a newbie here so dunno bout anko so much but still may let her rest in peace....

i just wanna ask...are all vets can check gerbils??

lol kamikazwe, i should say most vet don't know gerbils but if the vet do see hamster. then more or less the same..

I have brought my gerbils to the vet before, but the vet has not seen a gerbil before, but still try to treat it la... if you need to see the vet, better make a phone call first to ask if they treat gerbils. In fact..some vets are afraid of gerbils.... coz they look mousey

lol...vets also like that ka?? nah...just asking...have 2 be prepared la...anything can happened...btw how long can a gerbil go without food eh??

if u say no food till die, i think 1 week also can ... but u wouldn't do that on ur gerbils right LOL... if u r going out just put more food in their tanks water is a must!