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Hi, I just bought my girlfriend two rats for her birthday. We aren't too sure what type of rats they are but they are both young(2-3 months old) female rats.
At the pet shop, after we had chosen them. My Girlfriend noticed that one of the rats had some weird lumps on her ear. The Pet Shop owner thought it had been some fighting between the rats and that if it was to get worse we should take them back for further inspection. We were also told that the other one may be allergic to aspen as she seems to sneeze when her cage is full of it.
The lumps that were on one now seem to be spreading from one to the other, they are both very itchy and lumps are appearing on their tails, feet and ear. The lumps are a pink and some of them are a brown colour.
We think it may be a parasite but can't seem to find any thing to make us certain, or any solution to where they would of got them from!
My girlfriend has now become itchy also, but if this is a mental thing we're yet to find out. You know that whole thing where you can make another yawn by yawning alot!
Does anyone have any idea what this might be? Or any solution to calm their itching until monday when we can take them to a vet.
We will be visiting the pet shop tommorow!
Thanks so much ^_^
At the pet shop, after we had chosen them. My Girlfriend noticed that one of the rats had some weird lumps on her ear. The Pet Shop owner thought it had been some fighting between the rats and that if it was to get worse we should take them back for further inspection. We were also told that the other one may be allergic to aspen as she seems to sneeze when her cage is full of it.
The lumps that were on one now seem to be spreading from one to the other, they are both very itchy and lumps are appearing on their tails, feet and ear. The lumps are a pink and some of them are a brown colour.
We think it may be a parasite but can't seem to find any thing to make us certain, or any solution to where they would of got them from!
My girlfriend has now become itchy also, but if this is a mental thing we're yet to find out. You know that whole thing where you can make another yawn by yawning alot!
Does anyone have any idea what this might be? Or any solution to calm their itching until monday when we can take them to a vet.
We will be visiting the pet shop tommorow!
Thanks so much ^_^