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I could use some info..... so if even pointing me out to an existing thread that exists about my topic would be helpful.
We have several mice, 2 males, and several females. Well, my bigger buck was completely picking on the little male so I try to keep them separated; he usually stays with the females since he's never tried to breed with them the year and a half I've had him (my only theory is that his testosterone was stunted because his mother was ill when she had his litter and he was the only survivor, that and Boo would beat him up all of the time).
Well, recently, the females have taken to beating him up very badly, to the point of large wounds in his hind quarters, biting his ears, and along the nape of his neck (I think it's the youngest doe because she's super aggressive when she wants to be). Not to mention his fur is falling out. I'm thinking it's stress. I have him in his own habitat where he seems much happier alone now and his wounds have mostly healed, but he's still loosing fur.
Any ideas? I feel so bad for him and have put in some shredded cloth to help him stay warm at night, but I also wonder why his fur keeps falling out. Could this be residual stress or something else? Has anybody else had a similar experience?
We have several mice, 2 males, and several females. Well, my bigger buck was completely picking on the little male so I try to keep them separated; he usually stays with the females since he's never tried to breed with them the year and a half I've had him (my only theory is that his testosterone was stunted because his mother was ill when she had his litter and he was the only survivor, that and Boo would beat him up all of the time).
Well, recently, the females have taken to beating him up very badly, to the point of large wounds in his hind quarters, biting his ears, and along the nape of his neck (I think it's the youngest doe because she's super aggressive when she wants to be). Not to mention his fur is falling out. I'm thinking it's stress. I have him in his own habitat where he seems much happier alone now and his wounds have mostly healed, but he's still loosing fur.
Any ideas? I feel so bad for him and have put in some shredded cloth to help him stay warm at night, but I also wonder why his fur keeps falling out. Could this be residual stress or something else? Has anybody else had a similar experience?