Kat wrote:MoonfallTheFox wrote:What is your bedding? Have you tried switching it?
I used to use fleece bedding, but switched the regular non-colorful carefresh, which I change out at least twice a week.d. frost wrote:Anything that could cause allergies?
Well, their food has corn in it (which I've heard that some rats can have an allergy to), but I do my very best to pick out all of the corn before feeding it to them. Could it still be the problem?
Their cage is a seven level wire custom that I built for them. The room that their kept in is warm. Around 75 degrees fahrenheit and mildly humid due to the tropical aquariums which are also in the same room. Also within the same room are a tarantula, a scorpion, a mouse, and sometimes a small dog. I don't know if they could have allergies to any of these other pets? It would just be very difficult to move them elsewhere within the house because I also have two cats (who I don't allow in the room that the rats and other small animals are currently in).
Care fresh is terrible, I wouldn't use it even if given to me for free. Fleece isn't really suitable either. You should look into shavings, klin dried and dust extracted are perfectly safe. You can buy big bales intended for horses which works out super cheap and will last you forever.
Dried corn is a problem if you're in the US, if I remember correctly it's due to fungus issues. It's very unlikely that the rats are allergic to other animals. Are they otherwise acting fine? Any lethargy or discharge?