hair loss?

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hair loss? Mar 7, 2006 9:17:06 GMT -8

Post by pony on Mar 7, 2006 9:17:06 GMT -8

today i got 2 new gerbil-girls as a present from my boyfriend.
i'm very happy with them cause they are 2 little cuties

however, i'm a little worried about one of them.
she seems to have lost patches of her fur.
is it a skin desease or maybe parasites?
my boyfriend said they where housed together with a lot of other gerbils in a fairly small cage. could this have caused the hairloss?

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hair loss? Mar 9, 2006 5:01:37 GMT -8

Post by RW on Mar 9, 2006 5:01:37 GMT -8

Is the hair actually missing or just shorter in places? Could she have been barbered? It's always hard to tell from a photo, but it sort of looks like some of her fur has been chewed off. I did a quick search on barbering and crowded living conditions is listed as one of the causes.

Congratulations on the new additions!

RW

Post by pony on Mar 7, 2006 9:17:06 GMT -8

Post by pony on Mar 9, 2006 1:21:06 GMT -8

Post by RW on Mar 9, 2006 5:01:37 GMT -8