The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums

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You have read often about the good work being done at Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary here on ZooBorns. Sloth Sanctuary owner Judy Avey-Arroyo is always at work to raise the orphaned baby Sloths that arrive to be healthy and strong. Since the babies are growing up without their mother's antibody-filled milk, they're much more at risk of infection. In the video below, you'll learn of two little ones who are suffering from mange — a skin infection that is caused by parasitic mites.

But it's another of Judy's proven home remedies to the rescue! The babies get a total body hair cut to remove the place the mites would live. Then, a soothing balm of sulfer and lard skin gets slathered from top to bottom to suffocate any remaining mites. But to keep the babies from licking it all off, the babies are wrapped in colorful bandages… which end up looking a lot like onesies. Watch it all in the video below. 

 

3 responses to “Healing Pajama Party for Twin Baby Sloths”

  1. Trilby Avatar
    Trilby

    I’m a baby sloth- with mange!

  2. Asklouise@gmail.com Avatar
    Asklouise@gmail.com

    Sad to say, if you watch the documentary, you learn that the baby boy sloth did not make it. His sister,thankfully, is thriving at the end of the film.

  3. Nadean Avatar
    Nadean

    I love animals and enjoy reading stories about baby animals. It is so very sad, that the Sloths have mange. I love the fact that they have found a way to help with the mange, even if it means cutting their hair off to remove the mites. I hope this doesn’t happen to more baby sloths.

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