orange/yellow flakes?

[hellonwheelz3]

I have 4 boys and two girls, and almost all of them have this weird flaky thing going on. I have looked them over very carefully and have not seen anything moving. I also looked at their tails and there doesn't seem to be any bites, so I doubt its mites. Do ratties get dandruff? What could this be? They're also doing a fair bit of itching. I have already treated them all with ivermectin

 

[jorats]

Do the boys live with the girls, are your rats altered? The girls have the flakes too? How old are the rats?

 

[hellonwheelz3]

my girls and my boys live in separate cages, one on top of another. All my rats are unaltered, except for one male which i got from our humane society. All the rats have the same flakes. They range from 2 months to just under a year (boys and girls combined)

 

[Maple]

When did you do the ivermectin treatment?
Is the flaky area mainly in the neck region?
I would still say mites.

 

[Moon]

How long has this been happening?

 

Orange/yellow flates could be buck grease (comes from boys because they have oily skin). Are the boys on top, or botton?
Also look for mite/lice bites right above the tail, thats where they like to hangout.