Hello everyone! I have two boy rats a little over a year old, I got them in March 2019 at around 3 months or so I think.
As the title mentions I just now noticed one of them has a lump on his side/belly area.. It seems to have come out of nowhere though I suppose I could have missed it (in spite of all efforts they never became tame/trusting enough to come out of their cage or hang out with me sadly, so I am unable to handle them much) but it seems to come out of nowhere, and I heard a loud squeak earlier today so not sure if it could somehow be injury-related to their scuffles.
It's very soft to the touch, it honestly almost feels like nothing is there at all it's very strange. Not hard/solid in any way that I can feel, but I'm of course worried and not sure what I'm dealing with or what to do. No obvious changes in behaviour that I've noticed.
Any help would be really appreciated
As the title mentions I just now noticed one of them has a lump on his side/belly area.. It seems to have come out of nowhere though I suppose I could have missed it (in spite of all efforts they never became tame/trusting enough to come out of their cage or hang out with me sadly, so I am unable to handle them much) but it seems to come out of nowhere, and I heard a loud squeak earlier today so not sure if it could somehow be injury-related to their scuffles.
It's very soft to the touch, it honestly almost feels like nothing is there at all it's very strange. Not hard/solid in any way that I can feel, but I'm of course worried and not sure what I'm dealing with or what to do. No obvious changes in behaviour that I've noticed.
Any help would be really appreciated