[heyxxunloving]

i noticed that one of my rats has nasty little sores on her wrists. i've never seen her chewing on them before (but she does hide in her house a lot..) and i'm not sure what to do.
i've heard of rats grooming a little too roughly, but why would she bite her wrists?
any advice?

 

[JennieLove]

If you have other rats with her, they may also be doing it. I know my boys are power groomers, and they will nip each other by accident every once in a while. I have never had to deal with mites before, but it may be it as well.

 

[Stephanie]

I would clean it out with bactine and put some neosporin (the creamy stuff) on it. Is she losing any hair on her hind end? If so there is a good chance it is mites.

 

[lilspaz68]

Is it truly sores and scabs? When rats clean themselves they use the inside of their wrists to scrub over their head (and porphyrin stains them)...If you have a rat with porphy eyes look at the wrists to see if they are cleaning themselves. If the wrists are clean you either have a lazy cleaner or a rat not feeling so well.