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Does My Gerbil Have Tail Slip?

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Most common questions used to investigate

Has your gerbil lost fur on his tail?

Is the skin on the affected area of your gerbil's tail slipping off?

Is there any exposed underlying tissue on your gerbil's tail?

Is there any rotting of your gerbil's tail tissue?

Common conclusions

Your gerbil doesn't show any common symptom of tail slip. This type of damage can be prevented by ensuring that you never pick your gerbil up by its tail or handle the tail unnecessarily.

Your gerbil shows one common symptom of tail slip. Tail slip is a commonly seen condition in gerbils, marked by a loss of fur in the area of the tail and a loss of skin that is often described as slipping off of skin. Your veterinarian will diagnose tail slip by observing the gerbil's clinical symptoms.

Your gerbil shows several common symptoms of tail slip. Tail slip is a commonly seen condition in gerbils, marked by a loss of fur in the area of the tail and a loss of skin that is often described as slipping off of skin. Your veterinarian will diagnose tail slip by observing the gerbil's clinical symptoms. Tail slip has only one treatment and that is amputation of the part of the tail that has rotted away due to exposure. Your veterinarian will perform the surgery, and in most cases, the affected gerbil will completely recovery.

Your gerbil shows all common symptoms of tail slip. Tail slip is a commonly seen condition in gerbils, marked by a loss of fur in the area of the tail and a loss of skin that is often described as slipping off of skin. Your veterinarian will diagnose tail slip by observing the gerbil's clinical symptoms. Tail slip has only one treatment and that is amputation of the part of the tail that has rotted away due to exposure. Your veterinarian will perform the surgery, and in most cases, the affected gerbil will completely recovery.

References

https://www.petmd.com/exotic/conditions/skin/c_ex_gb_tail_slip

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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreten-filipovi%C4%87-515aa5158/