Repost: Dry skin?
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so I'm reposting it incase someone has something to offer me.
Emma. :
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Hi all,
Well, Fudge is now well over two years old, and as he gets older, he seems
to be losing fur. This isn't a problem, but when I was cleaning him out
today, I noticed that his skin seems to be a little dry. Is there anything I
can do for him that won't harm him or matt up his fur(I had to cut a lump of
matted fur that I hadn't noticed off today) as he's a long haired hammy? He
gets vitamins in his water, and today he also got a 'small animal
conditioning tablet' crushed up in with his food, as a way to help him. He's
still very active and loves to run in his ball, so I obviously want to help
him as much as possible. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Oh, another thing, when I took his wheel out to clean it, there was a lot of
fur stuck round the spindle bit in the middle bit of the wheel(axel?), which
again I hadn't noticed. To be honest, Fudge doesn't use his wheel much, but
he must have used it at some point to get this fur stuck. How can I stop
this happening again, or should I just take his wheel out and let him out in
his ball more often?
TIA!
Emma.
Jane Landis
> Well, Fudge is now well over two years old, and as
> he gets older, he seems to be losing fur. This isn't a
> problem, but when I was cleaning him out today, I
> noticed that his skin seems to be a little dry. Is there
> anything I can do for him that won't harm him or matt
> up his fur
A little olive oil rubbed into the skin can help, and won't harm him in
grooming.
> How can I stop this happening again, or should I just
> take his wheel out and let him out in his ball more often?
I'd give him a larger wheel to prevent it. If he enjoys the wheel at all,
I'd hate to deprive him of it -- although extra ball time is always a treat
too!
Jane
Claire-Louise West
In article <9nr72v$q1g$1...@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>,
<CO...@gourley70.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
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Thanks for reposting Emma, my server doesn't always show every post. Do you
give Fudge Nutritional Yeast? A sprinkle on his food will help hair
regrowth, and as Jane said, a little oil will help his skin. It will make
his hair a little greasy, but if you brush him regularly, it shouldn't matt.
My Splodge was a long haired red-eyed cream Syrian and even though his wheel
was big enough for him, he used to leave a little hair around the spindle.
His back was straight when he ran in the wheel as he wasn't a very big
hammy, but I still had the problem with the hair catching. Perhaps a Wodent
Wheel would help. In this country (UK) you can get them from:
which is based in Scotland. That's where mine came from and I had no
problem with delivery and they even included a free box of treats!!
Hope this has helped.
Love from
Claire-Louise, Sparky & Barney 8)