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I just checked in after a fairly long hiatus and found that several old responses had recently been voted Best Answer. Two notifications read "Thumbs-up..." for 1 point, and three read "Your answer was picked..." for 10 points. As best I can recall, all my previous Best Answers were 10 pointers. I'm confused; have the rules changed? I don't find anything in the Help pages on this subject. Anybody out there know?

Examples:

# Thumbs-up for your best answer! 1 point (5 days ago)

# Your answer was picked as best! 10 points (3 weeks ago)

Thank you.

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My South-Central Michigan neighborhood is full of oak trees and the locally predominant species: gray squirrels. In late summer three what are known here as black squirrels moved into my yard: larger than the tiny red squirrels, much smaller than grays, and considered more aggressive, tending to drive out grays as they move in.Two were actually black;one a dark charcoal. In October one developed a bald saddle on neck/shoulders which grew much larger; the tail hair thinned as bald spots grew. The charcoal went next, then the last black one. The first's remaining coat went pale gray. I suspected mange, and became concerned about other squirrels and my dogs, but figured that bald squirrels with short food supplies laid in would probably not survive winter.

Now all three have full coats; the two light coats look sparser than the black. I never knew mange just to reverse itself. Is this coat change normal for black squirrels? Sign of a disease dogs could get? Something else?

Thanks!

My neighborhood is full of oak trees and gray squirrels. Late last summer three black squirrels separately moved into/near my yard. Two were actually black;one was a dark charcoal. In mid-October one developed a bald saddle on the neck/shoulder area; it grew much larger over the next weeks; the tail hair thinned as the bald spots grew. The charcoal one went next, and then the last black one. The first one's entire coat turned a light gray. I suspected mange, and became concerned about the other squirrels and about my dogs, but figured that bald squirrels with short food supplies laid in would probably not survive the winter.

All three are alive and seem well today; all have full coats, although the charcoal and the light gray coats seem somewhat thinner than the still-black coat.

So, can anyone tell me what's going on? Is this normal for black squirrels? Ought I have concerns re mange and my dogs?

'preciate any info at all including where else to inquire.

Thanks!

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