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Rat keeps sneezing2007-11-24 22:14:25

Only a strong round of antibiotics will help keep the sneezing down. You should take your rat to the vet and have them prescribe you some ab's for your rat to take. Changing the bedding might help, as some rats are allergic to certain beddings. Avoid dusty beddings.

Good luck!

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DON'T WORRY! My 2 rats do it all the time and i have a friend with a rat and she dose it to. He is just fine.

Wood bedding isn't the best for rats. Pine can cause breathing problems. I would suggest changing the beding to carefresh. Thats what i use.

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It sounds that at least part of the problem is his bedding. I recommend a corn-cob sort of bedding. But if you can get your hands on it, I recommend AlphaDri above all else. Unfortunately, its hard to come by. You can get it at http://www.theratshop.com/shop.php?cat=1... but its expensive to ship it. Call around your local stores to see if someone has it.

As for sneezing when he's out of the cage, he may be allergic to something you use, like perfume, soap or shampoo.

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Aspen bedding is good. I had one rat that was allergic when he was small, so I used fleece on the floor of the cage and for sleeping in. He outgrew his allergy, but fleece is good to use, you take it up when you clean the cage, put a new one down, shake the poops and uneaten food into the trash and wash the fleece.

If he is young he may sneeze more out of the cage, because of sniffing around exploring. Rats use their sense of smell more than vision.

He could be sick with Myco, but probably isn't or he would have more severe symtoms. A check up wouldn't hurt though.

I use fleece hammocks. I now use newspaper on the bottom floor, with shreeded newspaper. The ink is soy based. Also hemp bedding is good, in my experience.

If you only have one ratty I suggest you get him a buddy ofg the same gender. Rats live in social groups. If he is full grown it may take time to introduce a youngster to him, if he is still young, not so long.