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What could have caused the belly wound on my male gerbil2007-11-24 22:16:08

He's had it for quite a while and it seems to be right where his penis is. It's about the size of a nickel now. Currently it's dry, but I've seen it bleeding before (I think his bedding sticks to it and when I pick him up, it falls off and reopens the wound. To be honest, for as nasty as it looks, it doesn't appear to bother him much. It started last fall. I've read that gerbils heal quickly, so I never wanted to intervene, but it's not going away.

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I'd take this as a red flag, especially if gerbils heal quickly. Take him to the vet to get it assessed. Maybe he originally had some sort of tumble or something that nicked him, and maybe he's been liking/biting at it, and I'm sure the bedding sticking to it doesn't help the healing, either. Keep the wound as clean and dry as you can. Remember - gerbils are prey animals that will hide any pain so as not to appear weak, i.e. an easy target.

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well.

...do you have a cat?

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you didnt let him near any..uh...um...effeminate male types did you?

hahahahah

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call a vet and see if you can take him in or see if they can tell you what it might be and see if there is anything that should be done, but a vet needs to be called

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Your gerbil may be nervous, causing him to overgroom himself.

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If you have two gerbils in one cage it is possible that the other gerbil castrated him. Perhaps you should take him to the vet to get it checked out.