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    Default 15 week old male doesn't have thick fur on his tail

    I have 2 squirrels I am rehabbing. My female has a nice bushy tail, but Rocky's (the male's) tail has never really grown in all the way. It looked like it was getting more full awhile back but now it's just a thin tail without alot of fur. The tail looks thicker closer to the body, but thins out even more the farther out. What could be causing this?

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    Default Re: 15 week old male doesn't have thick fur on his tail

    How old? How’s his diet? Maybe vitamin deficiency or trauma... could’ve be over grooming or pulling out tail fur?? Can u post a pic??

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    Default Re: 15 week old male doesn't have thick fur on his tail

    He is almost 16 weeks old, he eats henry's blocks so he shouldn't be deficient in anything. My female eats the same thing and her tail is bushy and full. I am going to have to release them soon, so I hope him having a thinner tail won't hurt him being in the wild.

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    Default Re: 15 week old male doesn't have thick fur on his tail

    I have a 13ish week old smaller male that sounds like your guy. He is just a bit smaller than his 3 other siblings with a less full tail. Make sure that your guy is getting his fair share of the food, sometimes the dominant squirrel will take more of the food and the weaker ones get less.
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