My gerbil is 18 months old and her eyes are sticky i bathed them 2day and she then could open them?

Question

any one know why and whats wrong with her, she has a sister who is fine and they live in same cage

Answer 1

yea my gerbil was blind and then died a week later

i tried to wash the eye out but it was still sticky

Answer 2

could be many things, virus etc, or an irritation caused by sawdust , paper in her eye.

you have done the right thing, so bath it daily until it stops.

Answer 3

well, she wasn't supposed to be bathed in the first place. that really stresses them out. i would call a vet and ask if there is some kind of medicine for her.  

Answer 4

take it to the vet

Answer 5

Bathe them?  I hope you don't mean you put them in water.  That statement is a little vague.  If you mean you cleaned your gerbils eye with a q-tip or a wash cloth that's safe to do.

Your gerbil may have scratched her eye or the bedding irritated it.  The tears from your gerbils eye most likely caused them to close shut.