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Fur Loss & Short-Tailed Opossums
Fur Loss & Short-Tailed Opossums Fur Loss On Short-Tailed Opossums (STO) By Molly Kalafut Fur Loss The most common health problem is fur loss (alopecia) around the tail and rump. The cause is usually attributed to ... fix the rump fur problem. Very rarely, mites can cause the fur loss. This is the least common (but easiest to diagnose) because it is usually in conjunction with patchy fur, hair loss in ...
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Ferret News #60 - Spring Cleaning for Ferrets and Adrenal Disease
Coat Change Sometimes it's hard to tell if a ferret's fur loss is caused by a change of season or adrenal disease. Ferrets -- especially ... the ferret is losing the old coat. Occasionally you will see thin fur in a ferret who is changing coat, but you do not ... sign of adrenal disease. Normal coat changes can also cause changes in fur color. Remember that ferrets are in the same family as the ermine/ ...
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Health & Biology
STO & Fur Loss - Short tail opossums are very prone to fur loss, and in a recent poll more than 80% of pet owners reported fur loss in their pets. Learn more about ... with other STO. Bathing Your Short-Tailed Opossum - Many STO (especially males) may have greasy fur from time to time that can be easily corrected with one of these methods. Opossum ...
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Keeping Marsupials : Keeping and Breeding Marsupials in Captivity, Maintaining Injured and Orphaned Wildlife in Captivity, Animal Husbandry, Australian Marsupials, Australian Mammals, Marsupial Conservation
Hopping-mice, do not grab them by the tail as this will strip away the fur and then the tail to die and drop off. Once this happens, it will not ... associated with the death of surplus males, chewed ears and tails, cessation of breeding and fur loss. Breeding in the wild suggests that these animals lead a monogamous lifestyle however, in captivity ...
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ECO-PROS Invasive Non-Native Species
Eco-Pros Environmental Education on the Web INVASIVE NON-NATIVE SPECIES Loss of habitat constitutes the greatest threat to the existence of native ... from the negative impacts of the exploitation of species, the loss of biodiversity in both the country of origin and the importing ... good one is a flat one! Originally introduced to increase the fur trade and now defoliating the country. War on Weeds "3:1 ...
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Riparian Area Loss and Degradation on the Colorado Plateau
Composition Species Range Expansion Species Extirpations Status and Trends of Plants Succession Riparian Degradation Loss of Beaver Wildfire History and Ecology Ponderosa Fire Ecology Tamarisk Invasion Agents of Biotic ... early 19th century with the near extirpation of the region's beaver population by fur trappers. Beavers play an important role in creating and maintaining riparian areas by cutting ...
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Plastic Santas
(HSUS News, Fall 1998). Cassini calls his new fake fur "Evolutionary Fur" because, in common with HSUS and many others, he believes ... and clothing. Agriculture is the leading cause of wildlife habitat loss worldwide, and hundreds of millions of animals die in ... girl. Ho, ho, ho! Just What Is "Evolutionary Fur"? "Evolutionary fur", fake fur, faux fur, is plastic by any other name. For his plastic ...
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Fur Trapping | Mercy For Animals
Most probably died from blood loss, infection, and inability to hunt with an amputated limb ... in traps will be found dead from dehydration, blood loss, hypothermia, or other trap inflicted injuries. Some are ... loss of the limb. The cable has the ability to cut like a knife. These facts are well documented with obvious results." These words, coming straight from a member of the fur ...
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San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Small Cat
Fur Trade— Since the penalties for hunting big cats have ... begun hunting the small spotted cats for their fur. Coats made from cat fur are still popular in parts of Europe and ... fur coat. Like their larger cousins, small cats can be helped if people stop wearing their fur. Loss of Habitat— The other threat to the survival of small cats is loss ...
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Friends of Animals | The Trapping of Fur-Bearing Animals
In the United States, the animals killed for fur include raccoons, red and grey foxes, beavers, otters, coyotes, wolves, lynxes, ... trapped legs, only to die later from shock and blood loss or as the crippled victim of a hungry predator. Called â ... . The consumer has the power to reject such manipulation. Moreover, fur products are sold to a relatively small minority; therefore, its ...
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