pee smells TERRIBLE
so as you know I've been having problems with my flyer ace. its one thing after another. he gets proper care and diet, and doesn't seem stressed. so... I'm back, and this is something that worries me. his cage was smelling normal one day but then all of a sudden overnight you can smell his pee from the other room. if i pick him up and smell him he doesn't smell good either, and thats never happened. its been like this for a week now. i just cleaned his cage the other day and now it smells.
so i do have an update on his fur while I'm here. i witnessed him pulling it out. even when the doors of the cage are opened he usually stays near his cage or in it, and so this happened last night and i came to check on him. he was sitting there, holding his skin weirdly and picking his fur out, not grooming. my dad says he might need to go to the vet if he gets worse. he said the vets don't really care what you bring in as long as they treat it. is this true? there is an all animals vet near me but idk if that applies to FLYING SQUIRRELS. will they take him from me?
EDIT: also its really hot in our house, and he has a cage cover. is he too hot? it doesn't seem too hot in there and in louisiana in the wild, were he comes from, its probably hotter, and humid. is the heat affecting him?
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