Originally Posted by
Diggie's Friend
Most soaps are highly alkaline, "excitotoxins" which have to be neurotoxic negative in rats that promote aggression. If you use one of these sources and find that your squirrel is particularly aggressive against you after you shower, you can look online for a lower pH soap that isn't perfumed. If you use one of the nut oils after showering in the shower, it may also help to dampen the negative aerosol effect that high alkaloids contained in most soaps have upon your squirrel's brain. "Neutrogena Sesame Oil", and a one of the coconut oil sources, like that from, "Shea Moisture".