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I received a black rat and an albino black rat from some lady, and I'm thinking they weren't well cared for. The black one looks healthy, but the albino is all rough and it looks like brownish/yellow scabs or crust running all down his spine. I put him in a big water bowl and he stayed in there all through the night. He also lets out these weak hisses, like a breathing problem. He's been eating good though. Any ideas about this? Thanks!

A pic would definately help.
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake "Molly" (Flogging Molly)

As we say in Missouri, "I ain't goin back to Missouri!"

I don't have the internet at home yet, but when I do I can't wait to post pics! They are my first rats, in addition to 3 boas and a burm, but the rats are the most interesting to watch. Very cool animals.

>>I received a black rat and an albino black rat from some lady, and I'm thinking they weren't well cared for. The black one looks healthy, but the albino is all rough and it looks like brownish/yellow scabs or crust running all down his spine. I put him in a big water bowl and he stayed in there all through the night. He also lets out these weak hisses, like a breathing problem. He's been eating good though. Any ideas about this? Thanks!

sounds like scale rot with a respritory ta boot.id try neosporin on the sores,but im not shore about respritory infection.i know colubrids dont get get respritory very easy.good luck.
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until next time make mine slither.herb
www.housesnakes@yahoo.com

i know my black rats kinda squeek-hiss when they breath when they are about to shed.....they shed their inner-nasal too.

~kin

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Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude)
1. unknown hypo? normal? (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy [Emilys babies])
.1 Amel (Pepperoni)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss het Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Classic het Hypo, Stripe (Gracie Lou)

Rats:
1.1 Black rats (Willard, Cecily)

Cal Kings:
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)

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1. Normal het Midnight Blizzard (Mr. Spot)
.1 Blizzard (no name yet...any ideas welcome)

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.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)