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04-12-12, 11:08 AM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Rat problems
Not sure really what's happening with my rats. We have 3.7 (2 are pregnant, one of which we believe gas an ear infection, due to the head tilt) and in the last two weeks we've lost 1.1.
Should I treat them all for ear infections (any idea of cost?), or euthanize and start a new colony?
Thanks!
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04-12-12, 11:24 AM
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Re: Rat problems
How are you housing them and how old are they?
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04-12-12, 11:31 AM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Re: Rat problems
In Rubbermaid tubs, separated by gender. Aspen shavings. None older than 5 months.
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04-12-12, 11:36 AM
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mamma bear
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Re: Rat problems
head tilting can also be neurological
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04-12-12, 11:38 AM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Re: Rat problems
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head tilting can also be neurological
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Point in case. With such a small collection, would it not be wise to start over? Show of hands please .... jk
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04-12-12, 11:38 AM
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Re: Rat problems
One male can service all of those females. As for the head tilt it could be something wrong in the head. My local pet store had a shipment come in like that and they had aneurisms.
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04-12-12, 11:39 AM
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Re: Rat problems
Just start over if the problems persist for the next two weeks.
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04-12-12, 11:41 AM
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mamma bear
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Re: Rat problems
neurological issues can be genetically inherited, so it depends how many of these breeders are related to the one who is exhibiting the behavior. You may only have to cull that specific line.
But if the whole colony is related, being so small, you may just want to start all over.
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04-12-12, 11:57 AM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Re: Rat problems
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Originally Posted by Snakefood
neurological issues can be genetically inherited, so it depends how many of these breeders are related to the one who is exhibiting the behavior. You may only have to cull that specific line.
But if the whole colony is related, being so small, you may just want to start all over.
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We just lost our oldest male breeder. They are not all related, but some are. We used a minimum of 3 males.
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04-12-12, 12:09 PM
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mamma bear
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Re: Rat problems
trace the line of head titlers, cull them. Keep the rest, that's what I'd do.
It is probably neurological rather than an ear infection. Ear infections smell yeasty, and there will be blk/brn waxy guck in the infected ear. If their ears are nice and pink, then it's neuro
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04-12-12, 03:50 PM
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Re: Rat problems
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Originally Posted by Snakefood
head tilting can also be neurological
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Thats what Im thinking as well. We do have the occasional "neuro" rat and we never use these for breeders, They go ASAP as snake food.
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04-14-12, 04:51 PM
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Boa Boy Roy
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Re: Rat problems
Thank you one and all. (Who writes this stuff?)
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