Rat seizure?

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rachael watson

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Hi, I am new to here and am just really wanting some advice, I have a female rat, I was stroking her and all of a sudden her body went stiff and she fell and didn't move at all for maybe a few seconds, this has only happened twice but I am worried it might be something serious, she doesn't seem to be in pain as she makes no noise at all, her body doesn't move so I don't think it's a fit but it's very sudden and she freezes up and will lay in the frozen position for maybe 10-15 seconds before being back normal like nothing happened
Does anyone know what this could be or what I should do
 
the next time she does it, can you pick her up and watch her nose and eyes? if there's a rhythmic twitch it still could be a seizure. I've also seen fear in rats produce this effect, albeit not often. How long have you had her?
 
Yeah I definitely will check, it's been 11 months I've had her and have only noticed it recently
 
It happened once about three months ago and then again the other night so not very often but I noticed that it's when she wakes up suddenly, as the last time she woke up as I was putting their food in the cage and she started then I thought it could have been because she woke all suddenly
 
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