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Sarah.simonds

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Hi, my Jimmy is about ten months old. Within the past month I've noticed him scratching more than I did at first. His fur, ears, eyes, nose, etc. all look fine and his behavior hasn't changed. But he's itching with his back legs often. I reduced dust baths this week thinking that might be the issue but so far I'm not seeing much difference. Before this week he was having 2-3 baths per week and I think I was leaving his bath house in his cage too long.

I'm worried about the scratching. What should I try. He wasn't itching when I got him or for the first 6 months I had him. There have been no changes in food, dust, hay, or bedding.
 
His fur is probably dried out with too many baths. It takes awhile to clear that up. Is your heat hot air. That also dries out the coat and feet.
 
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