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I noticed a mom rats belly looked like a good patch of hair was gone? Looked very weird she is nursing a large number of rat pups she had I never seen this before has anyone ever seen a patch of hair missing from where her belly is near her rear underbelly?

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age?
bedding?
food/diet?
temps?
humidity?
cleaning frequency?

....if she is old or does not have correct diet ,temp or humidity,,,,it could cause the hair loss....without seeing her and all it's hard to tell...

......good luck......
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........JY

She's about 1 and fed mazuri 6f 5m30 temps are on the cool side 60. Thanks for your help!

Cleaned out every 5 days and on pellet bedding.

....I'm still not sure.....

I do know that all my rodents went through 6 month breedings....period....

(all breeders killed and fed off after 6 months of breeding...all rodents...rats to Peromyscus to all species hamsters and gerbils...mice and ASF too....6 months of breedings then gone)....
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........JY

Want to laugh the pellet bedding must have been very moist and it stuck to her under belly making it look like a huge patch of hair was gone. Thanks for your reply!

you mean you don't bathe your rats everyday?

.....cool....cause all I had was old age on her....

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........JY