Mites and Worms for Baby Rat!!!?

Question

Hi, I just got a baby rat, he's very young and i was wondering what I need to use to treat mites and worms, where to get it and how long I should be using it for.

Thanks

Answer 1

you can buy mite spray from just about any pet store (bird mites and rat mites are exactly the same treatment) worming however im not too sure you might have to try a vet cos most of them go by the weight of the animal

Answer 2

u don't need to  

Answer 3

I have a guinea pig, and I have this awesome mite/lice spray. It helps to kill all the mites and lice on his body if he has any. And if he doesn't, the mites and lice won't go on his body. It's really good and doesn't finish quickly. It doesn't smell bad too. I think you should get a mite and lice killer spray in a rodent pet shop.

Answer 4

Yes treating them is a good idea,as rats can easily catch mites(as i found out)Its better to repel than cure as in the U.K it costs about £20.00 to take them to the vets if they have got mites,often several visits are needed so *More* money is spent.

DO NOT use ANY *Flea/Mites Sprays as these aren't at all good for any pet.

Use a rat spot on,like a dog or cat has,but for rats/rabbits.

I breed Rabbits & all of my rabbits have spot-ons put on every month,it costs a fair amount but at least it keeps them in tip-top condition.

The one i use also repels Most common worms,as i seeps into the blood stream & kills/repels the worms.This *does not* harm the bunny/rat.

If you get spot on your rat needs one every month(in the uk its about £3.00 a month,so *Cheap*)

Here is a few websites,the last one is a more natural way of repeling parasites:

http://www.vetscriptions.co.uk/xeno50min...

http://www.petsathome.com/find/category-...

http://www.healthypetcorner.com/

If your not from the *U.K* then either type in *Spot-ons for rats*

Or simply visit your local pet shop they normally have very good spot ons i personally use the *Beaphar Anti-parasite Spot-ons* as shown on the website i have given.

I just buy these from a local pet shop(Not actually Pets at home,but they do,do them!)

Hope this helps.& good luck with your rat! x*x

Answer 5

Unless your rat actually HAS parasites, you shouldn't be giving him anything. Consult a rat-savvy (preferably) exotics vet for info on the medication. It's just not safe to self-medicate an animal as small as a baby rat without consulting a vet - you might overdose and kill him entirely by accident, and most of the stuff sold in pet shops is FAR too strong for use on rats.

Do you only have one rat? You really shouldn't. Rats are EXTREMELY social creatures, and will usually be MISERABLE without other rats to play with. Male rats usually get along swimmingly with other male rats, provided they're introduced correctly, unlike a lot of other rodents. Solitary rats tend to become depressed, neurotic, clingy, sometimes even aggressive (towards people and other rats). They also get sick easier and have a much harder time getting over their illness. (This means big vet bills!)

http://www.nfrs.org/company.html

http://www.ratfanclub.org/single.html

http://www.curiosityrats.com/infolone.ht...

Get your boy a couple of baby boys around his own age to play with. You'll have to quarantine http://ratguide.com/health/basics/quaran... the new boys for a month at a friend's house or in a heated, draft-free outbuilding, or run the risk of all of your boys dying from something horrible (Sendai, SDA - links in the sources) one of them brought in. Read up on correct introductions here: http://ratguide.com/care/behavior/introd...

Make sure your cage is big enough (and appropriate for) the number of rats you have. There's no such thing as too big a cage, provided the bars are close enough together to prevent them from squeezing their way out (the bar spacing should be no larger than 1 centimetre for babies of either gender or for adult females - adult males are bigger, and might not even fit through bars spaced a little wider), but the minimum cage size for ONE rat is 2 cubic feet, 4 cubic feet for two rats, and so on.

WIRE cages are the only appropriate kind of cage for rats. Rats need plenty of ventilation (without it, they choke on their own ammonia - which is what urine turns into when it's been sitting for too long - and their mycoplasma http://ratguide.com/health/bacteria/myco... flares up, which leads to trips to the vet every three months or so to get antibiotics). Aquarium tanks, "rodent terrariums", etc. are NOT appropriate for rats (no matter what some uneducated pet shop employees would like you to believe), because air can't flow through glass or plastic walls, which means the ammonia keeps building up until the next time someone cleans the cage.

The cage needs to have adequate shelves - without them, half of the cage is inaccessible to the rats: they can't fly, and therefore can't make use of the space above the base and away from the sides.

And before I forget. If your cage came with a detachable wire floor - get rid of it! They're impossible to clean, hard on ratty feet, and may cause a painful condition called "bumblefoot" ( http://www.rmca.org/Articles/bumblefoot.... ) which is pretty much incurable unless you've got access to Blu-Kote, which doesn't exist here in Finland, and a lot of good luck. If the wire ISN'T detachable, you need to cover it with something sturdy (cardboard, newspaper, synthetic polar fleece, etc.).