Quote Originally Posted by Christmas_Hamster
Often female gerbils declan especially when they are in groups bigger then 2. Sorry they declanned.
Yes, I remember reading about that in one of my gerbil handbooks now you come to mention it. I never really thought that would happen to my girls since they were all so close, but I suppose you can never say never!

Nightshade knocked off one of her scabs today on her tail and I gave her a warm salt water bath on the wound with some cotton wool, as if the wounds are infected then I fear she'd be in deep trouble, as gerbils are such frail little creautures. She's such a sweetheart, too, she barely wriggled or squeaked at all as I was applying the salt water, so as you can imagine, she's getting lots of treats and cuddles right now.