I have noticed in my colony of rats lately that a few animals here and there and today a whole tub of 1.4 rats with the same condition. They start losing weight till they eventually get emaciated to the point of death. They get sluggish like they cant move and they have a strange gunk around the eyes and lower body orifices.
Has anyone else experienced this? Know any treatment or prevention?
Thanks.
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Rodent Breeding Concerns!
BradleySturgeon
May 24, 2011 12:25 PM
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LarryF
May 25, 2011 02:47 PM
Are they also losing their hair? I've had problems in the past where I BELIEVE mites caused puffy eyes with discharge (gunk) and loss of hair and weight. Unlike snake mites they're too small to see without a microscope (at least for me).
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BradleySturgeon
May 26, 2011 01:03 PM
Hmm thats interesting and very close, but no they haven't been losing any hair that i have noticed, and this has happened to a lot of them. Did you have any treatment? Thanks!
