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In Dec 2010, I got myself three little mouse girls. They appeared to be full grown already at this point. So they got along well, they had a relatively uneventful little mouse-life together. In April, the first of the three died. I believe the cause to be old age, because she was in the 1.5-2...

Hello! I am new here. I have a question about my mice's actions. I have five mice. Two are in one cage and three new ones are in a separate cage being quaranteened. The two that are not being quaranteened (Bianca and Phoebe) have been together since I purchased them in September last year...

My prairie dog is losing patches of hair. I read online that this may just be a seasonal thing, but other sites said it can be alopecia. I brought him to two different vets. One just checked for parasites, not knowing what else to do and the other didn't really do anything. They both said...

Our cat Magic has been licking/chewing her own hair out in places. It started over a year ago when the cat still lived with her old owner/ my s.o.'s ex-gf. At that time it was just one patch on her hip about the size of a quarter and we hadn't a clue as to why/what. It started getting bigger and...

My Cat, Dumbdumb (yes, that's his name) is not himself at all the past week. At first I just thought he had a cold or allergies. But then I started noticing that as every day goes by he moves slower and slower, eats less often, and sleeps more. Also, His hair is falling out. No, this is not...

hello, it's been a while since I've been on here, but I have a question. Three of my Degus are going bald on their tails. one of the males has no tail fluff left at all, and two of the females are starting to loose theirs too. I was wondering what could cause a degu to loose the fluffy hair...

i was taking a good look at my degu today and he has no hair around his eyes...he has never had this before and i am concerned. there is literally no hair around both of his eyes. i don't know if maybe he is doing this himself by scratching? does he have an infection that itches? please help !