Welcome to my gerbil health page. I have listed here my experience of illnesses that my own gerbils have had and I have discussed with my vets. The National Gerbil Society Diseases and Ailments page is one of the best pages for information about your gerbils health. I am not a Vet and this information is only for guidance and identifying the problem. If you experience any of these problems or others take your pet to a Vet.
Charges can vary so ring around and ask what they charge.
If you are really hard up the PDSA will treat the pets of people on benefits for free. The best advice that I can give about keeping your animals healthy is to handle each of them every day and to watch them carefully. For example gerbils stop chewing cardboard before there is any physical signs of problems with their teeth. Loss of weight in gerbils should always be taken seriously. This is one reason why owning a lot of animals is a bad idea - it is difficult to check that you have seen each of them every day and problems can go unnoticed for several days.