balding tail

[nubbin]

the oldest of my 3 goos Eric seems to have a balding tip on his tail, despite this he seems just as active and healthy as ever, is this just something that happens or should I be worried?

[Ady]

Hi, it could be overgrooming. Have u noticed the others chewing on eric's tail? If that's the case, all hair will grow back.

[andrew6666]

Diego my oldest degu has the same issue, it was apparent when we rescued him about 2 years ago. It doesnt seem to bother him and his 2 cage mates have never seemed to cause further baldness. The hair hasnt grown back though, just a white tip at the end of his tail, his tail does appear shorter than the others so I assumed he had lost part of his tail by being grabbed at by inexperienced handlers.

[yasmin]

Azure, one of four degus I adopted a couple of weeks ago, also has a balding tail as well as a lump about one inch from the end. Other than that, she is active and seems healthy. The OHS estimated that she is around three years old. I am keeping a close watch on her.

[Frivalicious]

We got 4 girls and when we got them, only Stripes had a "bald spot" on her tail. Now its only Sasha who dont have a baldspot. I sat watching them fuss around with eachother and its just that they overgroom their tails, atleast with our goos. They are not bothered at all as far as I can tell, lol, but none of them would be fit for a degu show (Well Sash would, shes gorgeous. Long whiskers and really nice fluffy tail) I wouldnt worry to much if I were you. Unless you see bloodspots around the cage, then you might have to find the one whos bleeding and clean the tip of the tail

[violetfae]

When I took on Sparkle he had a bald tail, I never expected it to return, but 3 months of good diet and lots of love he left my care last weekend with a lovely little pom pom and tail hair almost fully restored (he too had a white tip at one point)