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Post by dangermouse2005 on Jul 2, 2005 13:21:38 GMT -8
hmmm i dont know if this is strange but both my male gerbils have strange almost bauld patches on there tummy-brown coloured?
what is this??
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Post by whitmoregirl on Jul 2, 2005 13:41:45 GMT -8
That would be their scent glands  That is why you sometimes see some same sex gerbils mounting one another - they use the scent glands to mark what they feel is theirs. It's perfectly normal - if you look at your females underbellies you will see they have them too! |
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Post by dangermouse2005 on Jul 3, 2005 9:06:14 GMT -8
okay-now i feel stupid
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Post by whitmoregirl on Jul 3, 2005 9:20:23 GMT -8
lol, don't be, I was completely confused when I first saw then - I thought they were tumours or something!  |
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Post by dangermouse2005 on Jul 3, 2005 11:19:02 GMT -8
hehe
am glad thats what they are tho!
aww i love my wee gerbils!!!!!!!! even the one with one eye
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Post by gerbilsrgreat on Jul 4, 2005 20:49:49 GMT -8
I wondered what that was when I first got mine too! -Jeremiah |
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