Yes, a hairless rat's skin can get a little dried out. To moisturize his skin, rub some olive oil on him. It is safe and edible, so you don't have to worry about it being dangerous. You can either rub it on and leave it sit, then wash it off, or just leave it on and let him clean himself or let the other rats clean him. That way, it's fun for everyone and lets your rats bond.
To comment on the post below mine: The olive oil will work. I don't know how, but it does. I know lots of people who use this method to keep the skin of their hairless rats soft and moist. I think it's also supposed to work to remove the buck grease from male fur, but I'm not 100% on that.
If you want to research hairless rats more, you can check out the forum below. There are several people there that own hairless rats, and you can get an idea of how to care for them, since hairless care is slightly different than a furred rat. Not too much a difference, just paying more attention to certain details.Is it normal for hairless rats to have a little bit of dandruff?
CongRATS (lolz) on getting your hairless rat. I personally dont have a hairless rat, but i think i might be able to help. From what I know, dandriff is caused by normally just dry flakey skin. So as the first person said, it needs somesort of moisturizer. I dk if olive oil will work, but as i said, i dont have a hairless rat. But if i were you I'd go to the pet store and ask someone who works there, what they recommend.
--Hope i helpd!!
---------KLiO:)
I own a hairless rat of my own, her name is Gremlin.
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And as the person above me suggested, olive oil works wonders on their dry skin. Its non-toxic, so they can just lick it off. However, my little girl doesn't seem to have very dry skin, have you considered that it may be a temperature problem in your room?
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