Worried my chin is less active sleeps alot and fur loss

[commando223]

Skillet used to be very active and try to get out of the cage running around ect but now he sleeps all the time and seems like he don't really care to get out and run around. Also he's lost some fur a big patch on his lower back like a quarter I examined the skin and it looks to be smooth and white. I'm just starting to worry he's not been acting the same. Any advice would be appriciated.

 

[lauralynne]

How old is he?
Is he drinking, eating, pooping, and peeing normally?
Is he your only chin?

 

[commando223]

How old is he?
Is he drinking, eating, pooping, and peeing normally?
Is he your only chin?

Not sure on age i've had him since november, I've seen him eat drink and poop normal also chews his wood.

 

[lauralynne]

How "big" is the size of the furless patch? (Quarter size, dime size, etc.)
Is their any fur missing from around his nose?
What's the temperature in the room he's in?

 

[commando223]

How "big" is the size of the furless patch? (Quarter size, dime size, etc.)
Is their any fur missing from around his nose?
What's the temperature in the room he's in?

The patch is about the size of a quarter, but his nose looks fine we keep the room at 70degress. He don't really squirm that much anymore when I grab him.

 

[Mt. Zion Chins]

just to be on the safe side I would take him to a vet. I don't like that he is sleeping all the time now when he didn't before

 

[lauralynne]

I agree w/ Barb. The lethargy is worrisome.