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[Illness] Overgrown / Misaligned teeth [Signs and Description] 
As with all rodents, gerbils’ teeth grow constantly. In some cases either due to a genetic jaw deformity, or injury a hamster can develop overgrown teeth or misaligned teeth.Signs that there may be a teeth issue include drooling, dropping food, weight loss, and in serious cases the gerbil will stop eating completely. A veterinary visit is needed in order to find out how bad the issue is, and what can be done about it. Treatment consists of anything from a quick trim in the vets office every few weeks, up to surgery if the molars are involved. Sometimes one trim will do the job and everything is fine from that point, but often it does become a regular occurrence needing regular vet care.
Gerbils
Signs and Description