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finally got a picture of his bad eye but it looks so much better.

I tried the hold him for eye drop then used moist q tip to gently wipe the Porphyrin (now that we know it’s not real blood) crusted on his face. This rat always has a squint like sleepy eyed look first thing in the morning but full open eyes in the evening to run around and play. He is the nest...

Good to know. Thank you all for the help! Gave us peace of mind!

we have the care fresh soft bedding. We end up cleaning about every 3 days and changing out hammocks. Washed without any fabric softener. Templetons eye looks better this morning. He let me clean it real gentle with eye drops on a q tip suggestion from the university biology department. He is...

oh thank you for the reply. Ok I did have a problem I ran out of food and couldn’t find the oxbow for 2 days but they are back on oxbow so maybe my accidental 2 day food change stresses him out. He acts normal though. Just suddenly had bad eye. Thanks again I feel better it’s not major.

we have two hairless rats. They are about 7 months old. They have been fine until today one rat has a slight tinge of blood to his eye. My daughter is very upset and the vet clinic is closed now. Wondering what we should do?

I don’t know how old they are but assume they are ready to be away from the mom. The science teacher seems knowledgeable. They are on the oxbow pellets with just one monkey pellet a day (it’s high in protein and I talked to the exotic veterinarian today when my dog got his shots today and he...

hi I’m Jennifer. My daughter’s science teacher gave my daughter two (hopefully both male) hairless rats. I’ve been doing research to know what to do for them and found this forum. I realize the Pet store is clueless on rat care. I’m told we need to massage a little olive oil on the hairless...