Fixed wrists?

[darkelf3769]

I have heard that gerbils can exhibit a deformity known as a fixed wrist. My gerbils' wrists seem to be fully operational and flexible, so what does a fixed wrist look like? How is it passed on?

Oh, and I put this under genetics because I think fixed wrists are a genetic deformity, so.... if it should be elsewhere let me know.

[Crystal]

I dont have a picture of a male I had who had one, but his wrist was "twisted".
When he and his siblings were born, I checked them all, none had any deformities. A few days later, I found him with a paw that was twisted. It wasnt normal-looking like normal pups/gerbils. His paw was twisted up.
He lived a happy healthy life with the paw, he had no trouble holding his food to eat.

I thought maybe one of the parents stepped on him (I've seen parents accidently step on the babies, not meaning to).
I'm still not sure if it was crushed and broken that way, or if it was a genetic defect.
His father was made here with me at home, his mom was a pet store gerbil. Sorry for the ramble

[doug]

a good way to describe it is if you were to put your arm parallel to the floor then move your wrist so your finger point up.

Doug

[Jill]

My very first gerbil had one fixed wrist and no tail! You can see in this picture, he kind of looks like he's waving!