squirrel tail missing hair

[chigger]

need to speak with someone about hair loss on end of flyers tail.
thanks

[Rhapsody]

Is she stressed and possibly chewing it off?

[chigger]

i am thinking it may be his wheel. we have taken it out of his cage and will call the vet first thing in the morning. is looking dark at the end.

[Rhapsody]

If you have the Wodent Wheel they have been known to catch the flyers tail in them...... if the tail is turning black it prob got nipped while the squirrel was running on the wheel and the vet may need to clip and stitch it.

[chigger]

7 inch plastic. no name on it. there is not a cut that i can see. looks black or bruised at the end.

[kastillo]

Do you have a picture of it?

[chigger]

cannot get it to post. can email it.

[kastillo]

yea, send it

krissiwillis at yahoo dot com

[kastillo]

I'm going to bed shortly. I will post it in the morning if someone else doesn't help you out first.

[chigger]

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finally got a pic to post. any help appreciated. have vet apt at 9 this morning.

[Skul]

Quick question.
Can you describe his diet for us?

[chigger]

blocks, apple, orange, broccli, carrot, mushroom, nuts, sometimes cucumber, sweet potato, sometimes egg whites, spinach, grapes. mixed food from breeder with added calcium etc. meal worms.

[kastillo]

Do you feel a break in the bone where it starts to change color?

[MiriamS]

Hi Chigger, Skul was right to ask about diet as that tail is missing almost all of the fur and it's often diet related. However, it sounds like you've got a pretty good diet going. Make sure to offer plenty of mealworms or waxworms every single night. Adding avocado to the mix has also been known to help with fur loss.

Do you have a photo of the wheel? It certainly looks like the tail might be injured as well. Good luck. You'll get your baby fixed up in no time and :thumbsup on taking him to a vet.

[chigger]

vet visit went well. tail not broken, says its still viable. he looked at the wheel and is thinking that it is the culpuit. he says to take it away for awhile. now i need suggestions for how to get all his exercise in anh need to purchase another wheel. suggestions on size and brand needed. will post pic of wheel when i get home from work.

[chigger]

200821
here is a pic of his wheel. is there another one that wont cause these problems?

[Skul]

I see nothing wrong with the wheel.
If he eats a fair amount of the yellow vegetables, you might consider reducing the amount.
I would cut the spinach out, and use other greens such as kale, endive and romaine lettuce.
Nuts are good unless peanuts are involved. No peanuts.
You can also put green twigs in with him.
Avocato, if used, is just the flesh. No rind or pit.

[MiriamS]

Great news that the tail will be okay!

I highly recommend the Stealth Wheel by Atticworx. My flyers love it and the nail trimming track works wonder.

http://www.atticworx.com/