Squirrels are characterized by their long, furry tails. According to different living environments, the squirrel family is divided into tree squirrels, ground squirrels and stone squirrels. Many friends who keep squirrels will inevitably encounter the situation of squirrel hair loss. What is the reason for the squirrel hair loss? What should I do? Today, let's learn about it with the editor.

Reasons for squirrel shedding:

1. Seasonal shedding: most animals are There is a phenomenon of shedding and moulting in spring and autumn.

2. Caused by man-made reasons: For the sake of convenience, many families directly use human soap or shampoo or even use washing powder and detergent to bathe squirrels. However, because the skin of most animals tends to be medium-sized, and the detergents used by humans are relatively high in alkalinity relative to their skin, causing dry and itchy skin, allowing mites, bacteria, and fungi to take advantage of the opportunity to form skin diseases and eventually lead to hair.

3. Lack of nutrition: Lack of vitamins and minerals in the body can also cause the squirrel's tail to lose hair.

Light and Air Temperature: Natural elements such as sunlight exposure and air temperature can also affect hair growth. If it is not exposed to sunlight for a long time and kept indoors for many years, it will also cause slight hair loss throughout the year.

4. Diseases or parasites: If the squirrel's tail suffers from diseases such as folliculitis or eczema, or is parasitized with a large number of mites or fleas, it will also cause a lot of hair loss.

What should I do if the squirrel sheds hair?

1. Seasonal hair loss is a normal phenomenon, and it will recover after the hair loss period, so don't worry about it.

2. If the squirrel's tail suffers from folliculitis and other diseases and causes hair loss, you can use %5 phoxim EC to make 0.1% ointment (100 grams of yellow petrolatum plus %50 phoxim EC 0.1%) ml, adjust to uniform) or apply chlorhexidine ointment to the affected area until it heals. If it really doesn't work, it will have to be sent to the pet hospital.

3. Remember to never use human soap or shampoo to bathe squirrels after hair loss caused by human factors, but buy a special squirrel bathing machine for bathing.

4. Supplement vitamins and other nutritional items to squirrels. Take squirrels out to bask in the sun to supplement calcium. This will not only raise healthy squirrels, but also make squirrel hair more and more beautiful.

After reading the above reasons and treatment methods for squirrel hair loss, I believe that every friend has an understanding of it. I hope the above content can help you!