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Mouse loosing its hair!!!

 
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SnakeGuy
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:43 pm    Post subject: Mouse loosing its hair!!! Reply with quote
Cleaned out the mice today to find one of the females with bald patches, two on is back one on its forehead. I have been reading that hair loss is most likely down to mites/lice. What do you guys think about causes/treatments. Another things she is in with a male and her litter so they probably have them too. She is not particularly old (about 5 months) so its not old age.

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Scott W
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
has she any marks around her ears?

also, the bald patches, are they just bald or are there sore areas too?

Personally any rats or mice in my breeding colony with any signs of illness etc are removed from the breeding group and then put into retirement in the belly of a snake Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
No, no sores/scabs etc just no hair just smooth skin. Apart from this she appears fine. I don't have a problem about her becoming a meal for a snakes more worried about it spreading to other mice and the whole lot of em having to be killed.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
In that case I'd use her as a feeder, don't take any chances.
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