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My gerbil is having teeth problems
Hello,
my gerbil, Brownie has lost her upper left tooth, and her other upper tooth is wiggly. Her bottom teeth are getting very long. How much does it cost to get a vet to clip my gerbil's teeth? Can I do it at home? If so, how? Is it hard? Also, she's refusing to eat, I'm guessing it's hurting her, so I'm not forcing her to. But I was wondering, can I make a gerbil "smoothie" out of fruits or veggys and feed her with an eye dropper? Or is that a bad idea? I really need some info, thanks!
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First of all, do NOT attempt to clip her teeth yourself. This can cause the tooth to crack all the way down and create an infection, not to mention it will be quite painful for her if that were to happen.
I would take her to the vet to see why her teeth fell out in the first place, and why she's not eating.
As for how much fixing her teeth problems would cost:
My bunny had to have his six front teeth taken out (two bottoms, and then two fronts, and the peg teeth that are right behind the fronts). At first I would bring him in so he can get them filed down. It was about 50 dollars every two three months.
After a while it was getting too expensive, so I just decided to get his teeth pulled completely because in the end that would save me money and would make a more stress free life for him. That cost about 600 dollars.
For you, it may be cheaper because gerbils are smaller.
Gerbils have back teeth with which they chew their food, so their is no need to turn it into a smoothie. (What I do for my bunny is to just cuts carrots and stuff into skinny sticks so that they can get his mouth around it, so he can just take bites from the carrot stick).
Feeding just fruits and veggies to your gerbil won't be such a great idea, it may cause him to get an upset stomach and there's not enough nutrients in them (at least not enough to satisfy all of his nutritional needs). Another reason to go to the vet - they will probably give you this green powder stuff called Critical Care that you mix with water and force feed with a syringe.
Best of luck to your gerbil
~Maria, 18
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