[Heartman Jin]

Hi my 1yr old rat Luna has gotten a number of scabs on her face and neck. She does itch on them. Initially I thought it was her cagemate but now the scabs are increasing and bleeding too. Please tell me if it's mites?
She also scratched herself to full bleed please help me

 

[SonicRat]

The only way tell for sure is to get a vet to look at skin scraping under a microscope.You could try some ivermectin spot on for rodents and see if that relieves it.

 

[Heartman Jin]

The only way tell for sure is to get a vet to look at skin scraping under a microscope.You could try some ivermectin spot on for rodents and see if that relieves it.

I don't have any vets near me who will be able to check that. How do I apply ivermectin? Directly on the scab or somewhere else?

 

[PotHeadSteve]

I don't have any vets near me who will be able to check that. How do I apply ivermectin? Directly on the scab or somewhere else?

I am sure the vets have the tools to check for that. But they just are not used to dealing with rats.You might need to help the vet though. Its like if i had to take my gecko to the vet. They have x-rays there and the lab equipment. If they can do it for cats or dogs, then they can do it for rats.

 

[CorbinDallasMyMan]

An ivermectin spot-on product is generally place on the skin of the back of the neck or between the shoulders where your rat can't reach it to groom it off.

Actual use will depend on the specific product you buy. It should come with instructions. If it doesn't, you may be able to ask questions here if you can provide specifics about the medication you're using.

 

[Nubby2020]

Luna looks lik3 one of the triplets I had to give away 1 year ago, Sorry she's having issues she reminds me of my girl rat (zipper)
8 had to just re home my family of beautiful and precious pet rats it was a family of #10
Including the mother and the father because my daughter could not care for all of them no more... I believe we gave the other kids the babies away last year to somebody and Luna looks identical to zippers sister that I had to give away.. cuz we could not keep all 15 babies,
I know the lady also had a rat named Luna that was blind...
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