 | Posted by: | Ric Stultz, ricstultz@yahoo.com | | Subject: | Will her hair ever grow back? | | When: | 8:58 PM, 21 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.216.64.15 |
I have had a male and a female glider together for about 2 months. I thought that they were getting along fine and possibly mated. Today I found my female glider scared to death in the corner of the nest box with about an inch diameter of hair missing on her back. Needless to say the male attacked her- she has no bite marks only a lot of missing hair. They are now seperated and the male is getting nuetered.
Will her hair grow back? How long does it take?
He did not damage the skin, only ripped out the hair. Poor girl 
Ric
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| Posted by: | IrishCreme | | Subject: | ahhh... | | When: | 9:02 PM, 21 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 209.71.86.87 |
Yes, her hair should grow back... eventually.
He only pulled a handful out while he was trying to mate with her, I'd digume. The males tend to take a fistfull and hang on for dear life til they're finished their business  Especially when the female aren't being very cooperative.
Your next concern could be - joeys!
| Posted by: | John Derek, jdg716@yahoo.com | | Subject: | I have even seen... | | When: | 2:40 PM, 22 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 204.48.27.130 |
…my males bite or nibble a lil on the back during this process. He may be a lil rougher, because I have never seen missing hair. It’s something to think about though.
| Posted by: | Ms. Shell, bhsinc@uswest.net | | Subject: | different answer? | | When: | 12:35 AM, 23 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 216.160.232.45 |
When my Belle was a baby her mommy rejected her. In the process she made a cut just above Belle's eye. Belle is over a year and a half old now and the hair has never grown back. Could it be that different parts just don't grow back or maybe because it was an actual cut it made a scar and the hair won't grow in the scar?
| Posted by: | Bourbon | | Subject: | joeys and hair | | When: | 1:20 AM, 23 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.48.198.236 |
Ric, if this is her first set though , you may want to hold off if you are really intent on having one litter. The first litters have a higher chance of not making it for several reasons. You may want to get him neutered after you know they will be ok..
also want to add that i have a male who had both, a scar which hair hasn't grown back on, and then he had an area where the fur was actually just pulled out. That did grow Back. I think it has to do with whther or not there was an actual injury to the skin area. It has taken him about 2 months, now it isn't fully back yet but then again I have all the time in the world to wait. It makes it easier to tell them apart
| Posted by: | Eva And Stefan, eva007@cheerful.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 10:34 AM, 23 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 64.250.8.174 |
I think that my glider scruffy-P is pulling his hair out! when we got him he already had a patch of missing hair on his head. so I thougth maybe he had been lonely because he had live alone, and possibly that was why he was doing it. And I checked his skin and it was fine there wasen't even a scratch. And I looked through his hair for bugs, and there was none. so I put Tootsie my female glidder in with him. He seemed really happy to have company and someone to cuddle with. and for a while I saw no change in the hair. But now It's started to get worse. He now has a large patch of hair missing over both of his eyes. And it looks wierd because there is a spot above his eyes, and his sent gland, so there is three bald spots on his head. I'm wondering If there is anything to do to stop him from pulling more hair out. I feel bad for him.
thanks for any help you can give me.
Eva
| Posted by: | IrishCreme | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:12 PM, 24 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 209.71.86.235 |
Eva,
how old is he? Sometimes when a males hair initially falls out at maturity - it doesnt always come of uniformly, but kind of in clumps.
| Posted by: | Rob, tekken800@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:10 PM, 24 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.162.120.187 |
I noticed my glider developed a small bald spot
on top of her head a few days ago and today
she is practically bald. She is little over 6 months old, she's not caged, loves people
(only @ night), never grooms (she did her share when she was younger), never crabs, and very active. We feed her mostly fruit, she loves avocados, an occasional mill worm and plenty of glider powder. The other day we introduced her to another glider for the 1st time, at first she was curious but ended up fighting. The only other strange habit she has is eating her pee and poop...??? Does anyone know whats going on here?
I have a bald poop eating rat. I hope she is ok.
| Posted by: | Eva And Stefan, eva007@cheerful.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 12:04 AM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 64.250.9.249 |
your bald poop eating rat could be stressed out because there has just been another glidder introduced to the family.......Just a thought.
About scruffy-p I was told by his previous owner that he is about three years old. Is there anything I can do for him? Will he eventually stop losing hair ya think? Should I take him to sugarglider E.R  (the vet.) ?
| Posted by: | Eva And Stefan, eva007@cheerful.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:02 PM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 64.250.8.246 |
Just incaese you were wondering how I came up with his name........ when i got him he already had a lil bold spott on his head and I thought it made him look scruffy! and the "P" was added because for the first few days whenever I held him he would peepee on me. So now he's scruffy-p
And he's a real sweet lil guy.
Just thought I would share
| Posted by: | Rosie, MrsRCool@aol.com | | Subject: | To Rob | | When: | 1:28 PM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.193.152 |
If what you stated in your post is all your glider eats, it could have a serious nutritional disorder. They need to be on a diet with portien from the food and also insects. Please check out Bourbon's page. The hair loss could be from the diet or stress. Also, are you sure this is a female? Males begin to develope their "bald spots" about that age.
| Posted by: | John Derek, jdg716@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 2:44 PM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 204.48.27.130 |
Your bald spot on the head, Rob, may be a males sent glad.
| Posted by: | Rob, tekken800@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 7:29 PM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.162.120.187 |
Let me check, hold on..................
Ya she no have a pee-pee. What I find very srange, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but females do not lose their hair, so It would have to be stress or possibly her diet? right? Lets say it is stress or her diet, how long before her hair grows back? Also, I've never seen a male glider before do they have little glider pee-pee's and balls? Pockets (thats her name) definitley has a pouch.
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | peepee | | When: | 9:31 PM, 26 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.81.42 |
Hrm the PeePee only hangs out some when they go to the bathroom....you wouldn't becciserily see it if you went to look. They do have the balls though. Some gliders never have their hair grow back...I guess it depends on what happeneed to them.
| Posted by: | John Derek, jdg716@yahoo.com | | Subject: | Rob | | When: | 2:24 PM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 204.48.27.130 |
First look for a pouch, a slit on the tummy. If that is there then, YES, you have a girl.
Are there any other gliders in with her?
Has she had ANY reason to stress?
What is you diet like?
These all need to be taken in thought. Depending on WHAT it is and the glider will tell you how long it will stay gone. One way or another it will grow back. If you have a male, the hair will never leave just get slicked down. Another thought, is there food or something on the head that would make it appear bald? These all need to be answered. The six-month thing tells me IT COULD BE a sex issue. Males will begin to show signs of adulthood right around this time till fully mature.
| Posted by: | Rob, tekken800@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:06 AM, 28 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.162.120.187 |
I would really hate for her to be bald because of my neglect. Thank you everyone for your feedback, you have been very helpfull. I checked today and it looks like she is losing hair on her tail as well, not in patches, no signs of scratching or self mutilation just hair thinning. When should
I start getting concerned? I see no change in her personality she is as lively as ever. BTW we increased her protien intake. Is it possible that a certain type of food could cause her hair loss. We removed fatty foods from her diet. does anyone recommend a certain diet plan for distressed gliders?
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Hiar loss | | When: | 1:20 AM, 28 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.80.8 |
Hair loss is not a natural thing. Anytime a glider starts to lose hair is a time to start worrying. What diet plan are you currently on? Has anything happened that you think would stress her out? How much time do you spend with her?
Hair loss is serious..I would already be concerned. Hopefully your vet could help you out.
| Posted by: | Bourbon | | Subject: | correct me if I am wrong here | | When: | 3:28 AM, 28 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 24.48.198.177 |
Rob, I am surprised this got by everyone.. did you say "We feed her mostly fruit, she loves avocados, an occasional mill worm and plenty of glider powder." ?? and "The only other strange habit she has is eating her pee and poop."???
Now if this is fact.. the reason her hair is falling out and she is eating her feces is because of her diet. The fruits and veggies should NOT be most of her diet.
here go here and check out the diets.
<a href=http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/dietc.html>http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/dietc.html</a>
get her on a good balanced diet asap. I highly suggest at this time to put her on my modified leadbeaters Plan it still calls for fruits and veggies plus bugs, or insectavore. it is at
<a href=http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/leadbeat.html>http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/leadbeat.html</a>
I am assuming that is glideraid you are using? that is only a suppliment , correct me if I am wrong someone but that should only be offered a few times a week. and only a little at a time. The insects should be 50% of their diet.
Do keep us updated on this one please.. Good luck
which is located
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Oh Man!! | | When: | 11:18 AM, 28 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.121.99 |
I looked and never saw him post his diet!!! I feel so stupid! I don't know how I missed it. Yes we will probably all agree now that it is a diet issue. Eating their feces is a sign of them not getting what they need from their normal diet. Please get them on a balanced glider diet ASAP. I would still take her to the vet for an exam. Hope her hair grows back Good luck!
| Posted by: | Rob, tekken800@hotmail.com | | Subject: | update.. | | When: | 10:44 PM, 01 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 24.162.120.187 |
I'm taking her to the vet monday morning she definitley has a problem. Sunday morning I noticed a subtle black spot on the skin on the top of her head, Sunday evening I noticed the black spot was darker, doesn't look like the spot is newly grown hair either. Does not feel lumpy just looks like a dark dis-coloration of the scalp. Has anyone heard of this or know whats happening?
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Sigh | | When: | 11:18 PM, 01 Oct 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.81.21 |
I have never heard of or seen that. Deffinitly doesn't mean others haven't. I hope your vet knows what to do. Good luck to you!! I hope all goes well with her.
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