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Zetchryn · **04-17-2015, 12:31 AM**

Do Miqo'te shed? This came up in a rather silly way in RP, someone stating that they didn't want to bring a puppy onto a couch due to the hair getting on it... To which A'zireena looked at her tail and just went "Oops."

So I ask you this... Do Miqo'te, or at least their tails, shed?

***Maril*** · **04-17-2015, 12:39 AM**

Tentatively yes. I haven't heard any lore that indicates how much or when, I doubt it'd have much to do with seasons.. But, if we look to real life for a few moments, humans shed hair too and especially long-haired people like me will notice our hairs everywheeeere when cleaning. Regular brushing helps keep it down/keeps it from going everywhere.
I suppose a miqo'tes hair from for example the tail or the ears might be more noticeable, as they're short, and obviously could be contrasting color to the furniture.Â
I reckon that a well-groomed miqo'te probably wouldn't have any problems with shedding too much. If they're not so groomed, maybe more? They could potentially also be exposed to more diseases that have increased hair-loss as a symptom. Heck, even increased stress can lead to hair-loss.Â

More speculations than actual lore, but honestly nothing I'd find outrageous if you were to remark that your miqo'te is shedding a bit more hair than usual. Overall I would not say they shed quite like a housecat/dog when spring approaches.

Faye · **04-17-2015, 12:46 AM**

All hair/fur is shed eventually!

Marisa · **04-17-2015, 01:02 AM**

Regular brushing would solve this problem, though.

Cato · **04-17-2015, 01:08 AM**

I doubt it. They may boast a few feline traits but they're more 'human' than feline overall. They don't seem to have a whole lot of fur either other than on their ears and tail.

Lekka Meyren · **04-17-2015, 03:16 AM**

Would've probably been a bigger problem for the FFXI incarnations who actually had fur rather than smooth skin.

Kalooeh · **04-17-2015, 03:17 AM**

I'm laughing at all the people going "Regular grooming should solve the problem"
And as someone with 6 cats and has had others (that recently died from age)... Not necessarily.... but it also can depend on the time of year also....
But people shed hair too and sometimes even a lot of it. I lived on my own for awhile in an apartment with a carpet and holy shit did I keep pulling up so much of my own hair from it every week and sweeping it up from the bathroom. Part of the problem may have been health issues too, but point is it was a lot of shedding.
And then I have one cat that hardly ever sheds unless stressed, some that for whatever reason shed a ton in the winter but not so much summer (and all you have to do is run a hand down his back and you'll pull free a fair sized hairballs worth of hair and have your hand covered in it), one that sheds all year round and I swear to god no matter how much you brush him you're going to end up with giant hair balls.

Now that it's spring too we're trying to keep them well brushed/combed (because sometimes combs and brushes don't work as well as specialized combs made to pull up everything loose) because of the shedding, but one of them we have tried combing/brushing him multiple times through the day for 3 days, like every other hour or so-ish, and every time we end up with a fist sized ball of hair. And he's a short hair. Even weirder is he's a black cat but all the shit we pull off is white or grey and it's the weirdest shit like it isn't even his. We have no clue where all this hair is coming from but gotta be some kind of undercoat that's not really noticeable, and he's still got so much loose hair that comes up even just petting him... So much of the hair comes off the tail too and it's just amazing how much shit I pull off just from the tail alone.

So really can depend on the Miqo'te and if you want to deal with their hair being more like human hair (which still sheds but differently than a cats), or can go with multiple different things for how cats can shed. Long hair doesn't necessarily mean a problem shedder (and in my experience it's the frickin' short haired ones that have the biggest issues, especially the ones I've had with the coarser/thicker short hair verses the soft, finer thin. Biggest problem I've had with the long hairs are that their hair has more issues with static during brushing/combing/petting and is more likely to cling to everything and be harder to remove from yourself or anything it attaches to), and could go with it's a major maintenance issues for your character or a minor issue that is mostly ignored.

Marisa · **04-17-2015, 03:24 AM**

(04-17-2015, 03:17 AM)Kalooeh Wrote: I'm laughing at all the people going "Regular grooming should solve the problem"

Hrmm... I'm basing my knowledge off rabbits, if we're being honest. Never been much for cats. Well, I have one cat (he showed up one day and never left...), but he never really sheds.

D'eshel · **04-17-2015, 06:18 AM**

I'm thinking they'd lose more -hair- here and there rather than -fur- since, as Graeham pointed out, Miqo'te seem to have a lot more human traits than feline.

They're not like, say ,Khajiit from TES.

Caspar · **04-17-2015, 06:45 AM**

I doubt it's a common issue, but I guess you could consider hair loss in an aging individual similar to shedding? ^_^'

I mean, depending on the person, they might lose hair from their head, ears and tail earlier than normal. Stress or lack of nutrition could cause it. Or it could be a condition they're born with that is mildly annoying or inconveniencing. They're not balding yet but their hair falls out easily. So far as the lore goes it's nothing I've seen supported, but it's not hard to imagine.

Poll: Do Miqo'te shed? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
Yes	70.37%	19	70.37%
No	29.63%	8	29.63%
Total		27 vote(s)	100%

Stupid Miqo'te question...

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