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Sick Rat??
I buy rats 2 at a time and feed every 2 weeks. The 2nd rat I'm about to feed makes like sound like hes sneezing, and I haven't really noticed the sound in any of the other rats I've owned. He acts fine but is he still safe to feed or no?
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i have that EXACT problem right now! so i would Love to hear other peoples input on it!
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Mycoplasma pulmonis, the organism that almost all rats carry. It can be aggravated by a number of things, dusty substrate, smoke,perfumes, unclean environment.
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Re: Sick Rat??
 Originally Posted by llovelace
Mycoplasma pulmonis, the organism that almost all rats carry. It can be aggravated by a number of things, dusty substrate, smoke,perfumes, unclean environment.
I second this. I would say it's safe to feed unless the rat is very obviously not okay (don't feed pre-zombie mutation rats lol). Even my pet rats get sneezy sometimes.
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Re: Sick Rat??
Based on what I have read here in the past it should be fine to feed him.
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Yes it's fine to feed out an Ill rat.
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Looks like you already got your answer here, but I'm curious why you're only feeding your BPs every two weeks?
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Re: Sick Rat??
Originally Posted by Kymberli
Looks like you already got your answer here, but I'm curious why you're only feeding your BPs every two weeks?
Good question
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As far as feeding ill rats goes, I believe that they probably catch many sick and injured animals in the wild because they're easy prey.
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