I hunted high and low on the archives to see if I could find an answer, but was unsuccessful, so here goes..
Ivan (who is steady losing weight, thankfully) has been with us for almost 6 weeks. He's so large, that he has more skin sticking out than quills to cover it. That being said, I can only assume that his skin is more prone to irritation. His tush is bright red as is the skin on his sides. He's still very active and eating and even getting to be more comfortable around us. He's not pancaking or doing anything unusual to make me think he's too hot... I'm thinking it may be my shirt, as he was laying on me and I'm wearing a ribbed shirt, but I'm almost positive that he was this red last night too. He's a "Tobiano pinto," so he's fairly.. well fair. I read on an archive post that light-colored hedgies tend to have pinker flesh than darker ones. Nothing in his environment's changed since we got him, either...
On top of that, we can't go a day without everyone losing at least two quills, including Sebastian who just went to the vet 3 days ago and I made sure they checked the flakes in his carrier to make sure they weren't moving (they weren't). Everyone's been on two drops of flaxseed oil and I always use the Aveno powder and a couple drops of olive oil in baths (including just foot baths). I gave everyone a drop of Revolution last week too :roll:
Am I being too impatient? Does it take time for their dry skin to clear up? Could dry skin be the reason for such a bright red bottom? Is he just embarrassed of being over weight
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Ivan (who is steady losing weight, thankfully) has been with us for almost 6 weeks. He's so large, that he has more skin sticking out than quills to cover it. That being said, I can only assume that his skin is more prone to irritation. His tush is bright red as is the skin on his sides. He's still very active and eating and even getting to be more comfortable around us. He's not pancaking or doing anything unusual to make me think he's too hot... I'm thinking it may be my shirt, as he was laying on me and I'm wearing a ribbed shirt, but I'm almost positive that he was this red last night too. He's a "Tobiano pinto," so he's fairly.. well fair. I read on an archive post that light-colored hedgies tend to have pinker flesh than darker ones. Nothing in his environment's changed since we got him, either...
On top of that, we can't go a day without everyone losing at least two quills, including Sebastian who just went to the vet 3 days ago and I made sure they checked the flakes in his carrier to make sure they weren't moving (they weren't). Everyone's been on two drops of flaxseed oil and I always use the Aveno powder and a couple drops of olive oil in baths (including just foot baths). I gave everyone a drop of Revolution last week too :roll:
Am I being too impatient? Does it take time for their dry skin to clear up? Could dry skin be the reason for such a bright red bottom? Is he just embarrassed of being over weight