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Hey!
Today I got two baby ratties,Faith and Runt!!One is Brown&White(Faith) and one is grayish and white(Runt).......Runt is sneezing quite a bit so im makin sure she stays warm,and she is awfly small, so is Faith shes small too........I will post pics ASAP!!!
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-KAY-
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Congratulations on your new ratties - best keep them seperate from everyone until she stops sneezin' - wouldn't want anyone else catching a rat-cold or anything! Can't wait to see the new gals! ;)
I sure hope you are quarantining these rats ina seperate household with a different air supply if one is sick. Sendi and SDA are very highly contagious viruses and spread rapidly through a rattery! They spread via air so even if they are contained ina seperate room they can still infect others. These virus' also stick to hands and clothes so you need to make sure that you wash your hands EVERY time you play with rats at the petstore and change your clothes. These diseases can wipe out a rattery within a week!
If she is sneezing she needs to see a vet. Contrary to what people think, it's not normal for rats to sneeze, at all. If not a contagious disease sneezing can be a sign of a MYCO outbreak, which can be deadly if left untreated. Flareups in MYCO prone rats are common, but should always be dealt with swiftly. MYCO can scar the lungs, making it very hard to breathe. This calls for a dose of antibiotics such as Tylan or Amoxicillan. It's not reccommended to use Baytril on kittens (baby rats) because it stunts their growth. Try less invasive antibiotics first, and then if that doesn't help try Baytril. PLEASE quarantine new rats for a minimum of four weeks.
I hope you got the same sex. Breeding unpedigreed rats is a very dangerous thing to do, for future ratties because most petstore rats are prone to diseases as well as tumours. If you do have opposite sexes keep them seperated!
P.S. Your gray girl is referred to as "blue". Other names: American blue, sky blue, Slate blue. Your brown girl is most likely agouti (wild coloring) or chocolate. :) Hope to see pics soon and I hope you take your rat in for treatment.
Congrats on your new rats! Looking forward to seeing the pics :)
Here are a few helpful links about SDA, Sendai and about how to properly quarantine new ratties. Hope you gain some insight into this. :)
This one pretty much sums everything up, written by a friend of mine named Debbie who I just got a cute dilute black tailess carrier buck from, named Tiny!
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rat care information, illness etc.
SDA
SDA and Sendai at Rodentfancy.com
Again, pine and cedar are not appropriate bedding materials for rats or any small animal and contain phenols which can cause death/respiratory problems, which could also cause the sneezing...if they are housed on this. Recommended beddings are Carefresh, Aspen pellets/shavings.
Just to let ya'll know, she Does not own any other rats. These are her first Ratties to! Congrats! I'm so happy for you! Can't wait to see pics!
Ash
PS: How is Chewy??
Aspen and Misty:
I really love your signiture! :D
Congrats on your new additions, Faith and Runt!!:) Hope they're both doing well, now!
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Aspen and Misty:
I really love your signiture! :D
Thanx, I loved it to and just had to put it as my sig. Hee hee. How are all the rats? Got any new ones latly?
Ash
LOL! Actually my last litter has been sold, all but three, which one( a dumbo) I am keeping but I have to decide on the other two. I am keeping them here until I decide. :p I just got a new black tailess carrier buck from Washington and have a Russian Blue dumbo double velveteen berkshire I am getting at the end of the month (actually February 1st) from Canada. :D I can't wait to work with Russian Blue! It is my favorite color. I will be breeding him with my blue beige girl Roxy for an all RB litter. I am also getting a dalmation rat. You can see him at http://www.manmadehell.com/rattums/litter2.htmQuote:
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Thanx, I loved it to and just had to put it as my sig. Hee hee. How are all the rats? Got any new ones latly?
Ash
Things in this forum are not working for me right now. He is number three, and a dumbo!
Cass
O! Those babies are soooo cute! The one you picked out is adorable!!! I haev never seen a Russian Blue? I bet they are pretty though!
Ash
As soon as the breeder takes a pic of my baby (he is only three weeks old right now) I will post so you can see their color. They are beautiful! Thier a very dark blue. :)
O wow, sounds pretty! I can't wait to see him!
Ash
PS: Kay, I hope your Rats ARE girls, LOL, don't want your mom gettin mad at you!
Aspen & Misty:
I am rewriting my feeding page and I will post it when I am done. I added a few things to it, like examples of what my rats had for the day etc. I hope you like it when I finish! :D
O I know I will like it! I'm always looking for new things for my girls to eat, as long as its healthy! hee hee. Like those good cookies I sometimes give them, Healthy is our middle name :D
Ash