Furloss on cheek?

[psy]

Hi all. I rescued a squirrel several weeks ago, and I noticed today she's lost fur on her cheeks. I read there are several different causes of this but I was hoping someone could help me determine what caused it? I don't think she has fleas and she has no visible mites, she rarely scratches. She was bathed when she came into the house. The skin seems healthy where furloss is occurring. I've provided a pic

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[CritterMom]

It is likely caused by her formula! If formula is left on their face and it often happens to their little hands, too, from holding the syringe when they nurse, it fries there and causes "formula scald." It is easy to have happen - they make a mess! You need to clean the face well with a soft cloth and clear water - wipe down several times and make sure you get it all off each time.

Let me add something, though. That looks like an almond the little munchkin is eating. If you start giving nuts to these guys at this point, you are playing an incredibly dangerous game. They need to be started on a high quality rodent block like these: https://henryspets.com/squirrel-blocks/. They need to be eating those WELL, before you begin other foods, even healthy fruits and vegetables. It is sort of like spending the first couple years of a child's like feeding them mcnuggets and skittles, then suddenly trying to get them to eat a balanced diet with vegetables - good luck to you and have a great time! Nuts in particular are extremely problematic for two reasons - they can dramatically skew the calcium in the squirrels' body which it needs to grow and maintain bones and muscle, and they LOVE them and will eat their weight in them if given the opportunity. The calcium thing will cause MBD - metabolic bone disease - and while we can sometimes help to reverse it, sometimes we can't and it kills them. You didn't do all the work you have on this baby to do that. Get him squirrel blocks and STOP THE NUTS.

It is understandable; every pic you see of a squirrel it is eating a nut, feed stores sell "squirrel food" that is mostly nuts, etc. But the wild ones only have access to nuts for a couple months in the fall - nuts don't grow on trees all year.