losing hair

[skyesampolski]

i recently just rescued a chinchilla and she keeps loosing her hair and leaving blad spots. will she grow them back or no? why is she losing her hair?

 

[alli713]

Is the skin where the bald patches are normal looking? Or is it dry and scaley looking?

Perhaps you could post pictures for us to see better what you're talking about.

 

[Riven]

Is she loosing her hair or eating her hair?

I agree photos would be the best way. They will grow back, but the important thing is to find out WHY they are occurring. How large are they, is there clumps of fur in the cage? Does she have a cage mate? Where on the body are the missing spots located?

 

[skyesampolski]

i cant get pictures right now but the skin looks normal where the fur was lost. shes by herself and she not eating her fur. i just found small clumps when she was out for play time.

 

[arf2184]

It sounds like a fur slip, especially since it likely happened during playtime. Chins will slip fur as a defensive mechanism. When a 'predator' (or human) tries to catch a chin, their fur will release leaving the 'predator' with a hand/mouth full of fur and no chin. This will grow back and quicker than you might think. Usually you'll see new fur starting to come in within days.

If you see patches of shorter fur (not bald patches), she may be chewing. If she has bald patches not from a fur slip, then she may have fungus which you should start treating right away. The sooner you catch it, the better.