well I've had my current two gerbils for almost 10 months and they both looked great two days ago but yesterday and this morning i got them out and thought they were fine because my aunt told me just to watch their coats and if it was shiny they were still healthy. my black gerbil, sharpie, had a shiny coat as did my two - toned gerbil, s'more, but when i got them out they were both extremely light so i checked to see if they were dehydrated and sharpie's scruff stayed up for 2 minutes. I've tried giving her water and tried feeding her but she won't take anything. we've already restored S'mores health but we are extremely worried about sharpie because she is hardly moving and cold to the touch. she is normally a speed demon and we have her rapped up to keep her warm. there is only one vet in town that treats gerbils and they are very expensive so my parents will not take my gerbils there again. especially after the last gerbil i had that died from the medication.
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you could try apple juice or kool aid or just sugar water. the sugar gives them a lot of energy and liquid.
All you can do is make food and water available, if there is a treat they like a lot then feed them that, whatever they will eat..
You are doing all you can, there may be some antibiotics you could get from the pet store but it might do more harm if there are no other symptoms.
good luck with your gerbil.
I don't know if your gerbil is dying, but you should take it to the vet, because if sounds really sick.
Try giving it water useing a small eye droper..
it COULD be that she is either pregnant or that she is hibernating, she will wake up in 3-4 days if she is hibernating.
take it to a cheaper vet, even if they dont treat gerbils they still had to go to vet school or something so they can at least tell you whats wrong
Put it out of it's misery. It's wrong to let it suffer.
Well i think that your gerbil might be dying cause the same happened to our dog..
It doesn't sound good. Have you checked its teeth? If their teeth go bad, gerbils tend to stop eating and drinking normally. If they both were having problems maybe they are in a draught or near fumes. Try moving the cage. To be honest, it sounds very close to the end. Try it with some apple if you can. That might get some fluids into it. I hope it all goes well, they just don't last as long as we'd like sometimes.
If you don't take them to the vet to get chek-ups and make sure they are OK, you aren't a good pet owner and DO NOT deserve to be able to have any pets. She needs a check-up. They're supposed to get check-ups @ the vet once in a while anyway!
I would check their teeth and try to feed them and give them water. If their teeth get too long they cant eat or drink.
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