Why wont my pet mouse stop scratching?
Keep in mind that mice are very clean animals and they do itch often. This is normal behavior for a mouse. It is only a problem if there is hair loss, redness of the skin, open wounds, or parasites. If your mouse has one of these problems you need to act quickly to resolve the situation. The longer the problem goes unresolved the more chances it will develop into chronic scratching. Chronic scratching is also referred to as OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) in mice. The mouse may start to itch for many different reasons. This scratching will cause even more skin irritation than the initial problem. The irritation caused by the scratching then itches even more, causing your mouse to scratch even more, causing more irritation, causing more scratching. This is a never ending cycle that is hard to break as it quickly becomes habit, sometimes even if the initial problem is gone. Once this habit has taken effect it is very hard to break. Habits are never really broken, they are replaced by
