Roxymachado
Active Member
In the pics below, you can see the coat is kind of balding in spots. I know she's a Rex, but I'm wondering if maybe her balding and uneven coat is because of a bad diet. The people who gave her to me, gave me the cage she and her cage mate were living in(nice cage), along with two bags of food. 1 unopened and 1 that they were almost done with. The one that they were almost done with, obviously what they were feeding them was actually a gerbil & hamster mix. Not really good for rats at all. What I'm wondering is her coat this way because she's a Rex or is it cause from a bad diet. I don't use store bought mix, I make my mix from organic(only seeds grain and nuts), and at night they get raw organic veggies and cooked pumpkin, chick peas, meat etc. Absolutely no go's. I know not everybody is as neurotic as me about what their rats eat, but diet can make or break rats health. And since I'm new to being a rat mama, there are probably a lot of things I can't spot in just a look. So I come to you for help! Thank You