I've never had a rat who has made a habit of barbering before, and I find it only slightly ironic that he's hairless
But anyways I would assume my boy, Bane, would have missing hair due to his excessive grooming of himself. He's hairless however, so it's hard to say for certain. But he's always been the type to groom himself for hours at a time. Recently, he started in on his cagemate, Loki. Loki is the more dominant of the two, and also nearly twice Bane's size, but he'll just sit there without moving or making a peep. If I didn't know any better, I would say he seems to enjoy it. This has only started happening over the past couple weeks, but it concerns me because of the intensity of it. Loki now has very little fur on top of his head, no fur behind his ears, and now patchy fur on his face (specifically around his eyes). He doesn't try to resist Bane when he's doing it, but I'm getting worried that Bane wants to strip Loki of all his fur!
Why has Bane suddenly taken this up? I think if I know the reason why then I can be more successful at preventing it, so thanks for any insight!
Why has Bane suddenly taken this up? I think if I know the reason why then I can be more successful at preventing it, so thanks for any insight!