should i be concerned? reg new girl

Yep you might want to pull her out hon....sounds a bit off to me with the breathing and the porphyrin discharge. It could just be her stressed a bit being in with so many new cagemates and her immune system not handling it so well. I hate to see a rat alone though. I'm not sure if maybe you should pull another female that she likes to keep her company or not. Opinions folks????

im going to go ahead and pull her out. im going to put her back with her old cage mate and keep a closer eye on her. ive also been advised to put her on papertowels or newspaper so i can find out if its the bedding agrivating her too.. thanks so much ill let you know how she does

Sheesh Ashley, Went from 2 rats to 7 can we say addiction :D , not to change the topic but I vote for a picture thread :D

;) addiction is an under statement.. ive already ordered my rudd cage (60x30x18) so i can get more rats lol.. i love them.. i love my snakes too but they arent as loving back hehe.. it does make feeding day tough though. it would be awesome if i could get everyone together for a group shot but i dont see that happening anytime soon :sabduel:

And this is why it's SO very important to quarantine any new additions, rescues or not. You don't know where they are coming from and what sort of diseases they are carrying. If your rats get sick, it will happen within a week to a week and a half.

There has been only one time I didn't quarantine. I brought home 3 babies from Petsmart of all places, and put them in with 2 of my other girls. Within about 5-6 days, I had rats having respiratory distress(while the ones from Petsmart were fine). Within 2 weeks, I had 7 rats die from streptococcus based pneumonia(I sent lung fluid into the lab for a culture). I do not like having to put rats to sleep...

Honestly, I would get her to the vet and get her on some antibiotics. She's probably having a Myco flare-up from the stress of moving, but you never really know.. Also, I would get her tested for internal parasites, just in case. If she has them, your others have them now too(which is why it's important to quarantine for 30+ days to ensure that you aren't bringing ANYTHING into your current collection). Once rats start showing signs of stress and illness, in the presence of cage mates, it means they are really not doing well at all and need to be seen by the vet. Being a prey animal, they don't show weakness until they just can't take it anymore.

wow becky, thanks! its good to know that. i will be sure to call my vet this afternoon. i would hate to have animals put to sleep but what has to be done has to be done. ill find out what the deal is for her sake though.. she looks like hell and continues to loose weight. last night she was only 203grams. thank god our new girl and her litter havnt been anywhere near the other 7 girls!