cindyv3737
<---House beaver.
Do their whiskers fall out? I found one of Shelly's in her cage last week and another one last night. Is this normal? Do they grow back?
Whiskers
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Easterpiggy
Master of the Fuzzies
yes, they fall out ocasionally and yes they grow back. Usually a whisker will fall out as they result of a whisker growing in its place. its kinda like human hair. the hair grows, dies and falls out all while being replaced with another hair.
cindyv3737
<---House beaver.
I thought so. It is always safe to double check.
Easterpiggy
Master of the Fuzzies
glad I could help. 
Laurie
I heart Leonard
Yep fall out and grow back in!
Olallie
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I should get a micro scope and look at mine's whiskers....
MadHatterl6
Member
hi everyone, i have another question... what about whiskers which aren't straight... seems like these have been at the bottom of a laundry basket (of course they were not, just noticed yesterday).
has anyone else had this issue?
has anyone else had this issue?
MadHatterl6
Member
honestly many of them are a bit messy looking. one was bet right in the middle (a really long one) and it bothered her (she kept pulling at it), so i trimmed that one off.... and she didn't pull at the whiskers anymore. She doesn't seem to mind the messy whiskers, but i recall them being nice and straight before.
some now are bent in middle some are just very wrinkled looking.... not sure how else to describe it.
some now are bent in middle some are just very wrinkled looking.... not sure how else to describe it.
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Carol~Anne
Guest
Does she have a cage mate? It's possible that her mate could be chewing at her whiskers.
Essentia
Jax Chinchilla Rescue
cindyv3737
<---House beaver.
They do look pretty yummy to chew on.
Yes they do. I asked Shelly who does her coloring. I would love to get my hair into the pretty two-tone color her whiskers are in.
