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Post by pepandmax on Jun 18, 2007 7:42:24 GMT -8
the one i have is a pet shop gerbil too, so he is probably in bred also. he is the oldest one that i have at the moment, hes not really "off" in the head though, he is just like any other gerbil unless i get him out of the cage - i must say that he has calmed down a lot now i get him out more often so he gets used to the area outside his tank Sounds exactly like my Fox  Fox acts much more normal now that he's older and somewhat hand-tamed. It took a long time--much longer than any of my other gerbils--to get him to accept being held. He still is too jumpy to eat a treat while sitting in my hand. The others will fall over themselves to get to sunflower seeds and will happily eat while sitting in my palm, but he just gets freaked out. At least I can hold him without feeling like I'm torturing the poor thing! |
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Post by lizzy on Jun 22, 2007 10:00:26 GMT -8
Carla had epilepsy and it killed basically one of the worst deaths Ive ever seen its an awful disease. Agreed. I've had several gerbils with epilepsy and as I never planned from breeding from them I never thought it would be a problem. But that was until the day one of my other gerbils died, I didn't even know she was epileptic until then as she had never had a fit. And well, my response was similar to Hazel's. This is why I do not condone breeding from petshop gerbils or gerbils you don't know the lineage of. |
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Post by sismith42 on Jun 22, 2007 12:47:59 GMT -8
well i certainly aint proud of it! i was just wondering if anyone else had epileptic gerbils.. i would do anything to stop him from having it, its awful to watch. i only actually have the one, the other one hasnt shown any signs of it since he first had a seizure. so im glad for him. the one i have is a pet shop gerbil too, so he is probably in bred also. he is the oldest one that i have at the moment, hes not really "off" in the head though, he is just like any other gerbil unless i get him out of the cage - i must say that he has calmed down a lot now i get him out more often so he gets used to the area outside his tank the guy I got my gerbils from had one who would fit every time the tank was cleaned, and one of mine had a single fit... that's 2 out of 22*, but it may be more, I dunno. Steph *He went to a petstore and asked for 3 girls from the same litter. he GOT 2 girls and a boy. And, since these were his first gerbils ever, 2nd litters happened, too. |
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Post by pepandmax on Jun 22, 2007 19:00:25 GMT -8
Steph, that's actually how my Fox came around. A woman wanted two "boys" for her two sons. She got two "boys," plus approximately another ten females and ten males!
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Post by michael on Jun 23, 2007 5:50:13 GMT -8
becareful when you post as in e-mails you can read an e-mail and think the person hates you but they realy don't because you can't see there emotions showing the mood it was told to you in. does anyone understand what i said, it sounds kinda counfusing.
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Post by hazel2k6147 on Jun 24, 2007 10:29:56 GMT -8
wup the cns of cyber chatting lol
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Post by jodie on Sept 13, 2007 13:01:09 GMT -8
I do think that maybe your first post raised a few questions, as it almost seems like you're happy or proud of the fact that a high percentage of your gerbils have epilepsy. Nicole I know you probably didn't mean it like this but this post seems as if a gerbil with epilepsy is something to be ashamed of and overly unhappy about. I wouldn't wish epilepsy on anyone (gerbil or other) but I think we all would accept and love them the same On another note which will sound like the dumbest question ever but I have to ask it. If a human has epilepsy they can have dogs specially trained to sense when theyre about to have a seizure because of the brainwaves. If a gerbil had epilepsy and someone close by had a seizure could it trigger them off? |
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Post by gerbilmummy on Sept 13, 2007 14:06:04 GMT -8
Hi I doubt this very much but have not researched this in anyway. I have added a link relating to the dogs and as you will see they don't fit, they just sense the human is about to so i think gerbils would not fit because they are in contact with a human that does have epilepsey. www.newscientist.com/article/dn6047.html |
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Post by gerbilmummy on Sept 13, 2007 14:14:24 GMT -8
I don't think anyone has been having a go at anyone on this thread, a question was posed and answered. If people don't want answers then don't ask. Adults should be able to take honest answers to their questions, at least this is my benchmark. You should not feel under threat for getting the responses you did Orangepenguin. I am certianly not treating you like a kid with this response ;D i hope that my input on this forum is taken in the spirit that it is meant, always to support and guide  |
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Fox acts much more normal now that he's older and somewhat hand-tamed. It took a long time--much longer than any of my other gerbils--to get him to accept being held. He still is too jumpy to eat a treat while sitting in my hand. The others will fall over themselves to get to sunflower seeds and will happily eat while sitting in my palm, but he just gets freaked out. At least I can hold him without feeling like I'm torturing the poor thing!
