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Rat help I think their sick2007-11-24 22:14:46

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S Is there a problem with my rats?

Okay, well normally Brody and Dumbo are awake, running around in their cage, playign with eachother, and when they sleep it's ALWAYS in their little house. Now they sleep outside of their house, they're always sleeping and barely move. Brody, a fancy rat, loves when I put him on my desk while im on the computar because he loves running around behind things and nibbles my figners when I type, now all he does it sit and close his eyes, he sleeps all day & night basically, so does Dumbo. Dumbo ALWAYS sneezes, like 5-6 sneezes in a row, and Brody took the sneezing for a bit, but I haven't heard him sneeze in a while, I tried separating them but they got really upset. Brody's 4 months, and Dumbo is 2 months, is their something wrong? I can't go to the vet because my mom left for the Caribbean for a month, and the vet is about 40 min away

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Rats get colds occasionally, they could be sick.

other possibilities are that they have out grown their house, and no longer fit inside together. they could be allergic to their shavings, which (if you use pine or ceder) isn't uncommon. Keep their cage clean (change at least once a week, more if you can, since there are 2 of them) and make sure they always have water. They should be OK till your parents get home.