Black dot

[LilFireTiger]

My gerbil has like a black dot in her ear.I am not sure what it is.I cant pick her up and look at her ear because she moves to much.I would take a picture of ear but my moms camras battery is dead.HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ramanth]

A freckle perhaps?

Does it look like a scab or an insect? (flea/tick)

[LilFireTiger]

thanks.Since I posted this my brothers gerbil she got sick.(she's dead :( ) Her eyes where half open and she had a lump on her back.Has this happened to enyone elses gerbil???

[ramanth]

Is it a black mark or a lump?

I lost hamsters to cancer (they had lumps). Sorry about your brothers gerbil. :(