lump/sore on rats neck/shoulder area

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Hi all, just wondering what you think this is? (See attached image). Its on her neck/shoulder area. Its only a single bump/sore. I can seem to feel any more.
 

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It sounds like a mite infestation. The scabs appear on the neck and shoulders to start.

You'll need to treat all your rats with Revolution if so.

http://lilspazrathospice.blogspot.com/2016/11/whats-on-my-rat-ectoparasites.html?m=1

So I treated them all with revolution...but the little lump is still there. If I pinch it between my fingers it feels like the size of a pea and quite firm...not really any bigger though. Im really not sure how long it's been there or what it could be 🤔 It doesn't look like anything that could be typically tumour-like or cancerous right?
 
Small cysts can stay the same for months, and sometines longer before changing and opening up. Abscesses are usually faster, they will grow then develop a darker spot/thinner skin/scab where the abscess will open and drain.
 
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