Fur loss?

[Lucyy]

Little Rupee has been losing fur lately just around her upper back toward her shoulders. It's not fully gone yet and has been this way for a little while now. (About 1-3 weeks) it hasn't gotten much worse really, or better. In her diet she has a deer antler in her cage along with a cuddle bone that she doesn't seem too interested in anymore but used to have often, I realized I was giving her too many seeds a little while back but even after reducing the amount it hasn't improved. She has 2 Henry blocks a day, one when waking up and one around dinner time (7 pm) she has usually about 3 nuts a day and some veggies at 3 pm and I just started giving her more fruits. Can it be molting? Or diet? Maybe something different?? I can't upload a picture but mild hair loss is all I can say. You can see skin and it's noticeable but not completely bald. It has an underlying thinner layer of fur. I just noticed it's also right above her tail.

[Lucyy]

Little Rupee has been losing fur lately just around her upper back toward her shoulders. It's not fully gone yet and has been this way for a little while now. (About 1-3 weeks) it hasn't gotten much worse really, or better. In her diet she has a deer antler in her cage along with a cuddle bone that she doesn't seem too interested in anymore but used to have often, I realized I was giving her too many seeds a little while back but even after reducing the amount it hasn't improved. She has 2 Henry blocks a day, one when waking up and one around dinner time (7 pm) she has usually about 3 nuts a day and some veggies at 3 pm and I just started giving her more fruits. Can it be molting? Or diet? Maybe something different?? I can't upload a picture but mild hair loss is all I can say. You can see skin and it's noticeable but not completely bald. It has an underlying thinner layer of fur. I just noticed it's also right above her tail.


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[Milo's Mom]

I know you said you cannot post a pic, but could you email it? It could be molt, but it could also be parasites. Seeing it would be a huge help. If you can email it, I'll give you my email address and I'll post it for you. Plan?

[stepnstone]

I know you said you cannot post a pic, but could you email it? It could be molt, but it could also be parasites. Seeing it would be a huge help. If you can email it, I'll give you my email address and I'll post it for you. Plan?

I agree, the pattern sounds like the possibility of mites.

[Lucyy]

I know you said you cannot post a pic, but could you email it? It could be molt, but it could also be parasites. Seeing it would be a huge help. If you can email it, I'll give you my email address and I'll post it for you. Plan?


Yeah that works, she isn't itching so how can you tell if it is mites? If it is how would I get rid of them?

[Lucyy]

I know you said you cannot post a pic, but could you email it? It could be molt, but it could also be parasites. Seeing it would be a huge help. If you can email it, I'll give you my email address and I'll post it for you. Plan?

Also though her tail is getting a lot thicker and she seems to be regrowing her hair now in some places. So I am starting to think it is molting as her hair is sort of changing colors in her face as well.