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Do gerbils lose their tails

Updated: 10/9/2023
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15y ago

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No, they don't, but it's possible for them to get pulled off.

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14y ago

Unfortunately, no. A gerbil's tail does unsheath itself like a lizard's tail as a defense mechanism, but the gerbil cannot grow its tail back.

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12y ago

If they ever do that's stange, unless they have before, it depends if they do ornot. Probably not.

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14y ago

all gerbils shoud have tails

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no not likely

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13y ago

no, their tails r smooth

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yes

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Are there gerbils with no tails?

gerbils are all born with tails but they have the ability to lose part of their tail. It will never grow back, and it will be harder for them to balance. They like their tails.


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