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02-Jul-06, 10:29 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-04 Location: Blue mountains Age/Gender: 31  | | |
HELP ME PLEASE. I have had 6 rats die in the last 6 weeks. As far as I know they are all healthy young rats. fed in a regular basis always have water. cages cleaned out 2 to 3 times a week. cages get fully cleaned with hot soapy water once a month. Fed on rat cubes and veggie scraps.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. |
02-Jul-06, 10:31 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Jun-05 Location: Sydney NSW | | | | RE: dead rats
What temps are the room they are housed in?
Pretty cold in the blue mountains this time of year.
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02-Jul-06, 10:36 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-04 Location: Blue mountains Age/Gender: 31 | | | | RE: dead rats
They are in the back shed inside an old kitchen cupboard with a think throw rug across the front. Last year I had mice and they seem to thrive in the winter getting quite a few litters out of them, but this year it has all turned to *******..
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02-Jul-06, 11:31 AM
|  | Subscriber | | | | | RE: dead rats
are they getting enough fresh air?
cheers,
steve..........
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02-Jul-06, 01:36 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-04 Location: Blue mountains Age/Gender: 31 | | | | RE: dead rats
the rug is only of a night time it taken off for the day and if war they are taken out side.
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05-Jul-06, 08:45 AM
|  | #44-9aCustom#GR-094 Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Out the Back of Queensland and a bit more Age: 99 | | | | RE: dead rats
What temp does it get down to at night?
Have you done an autopsy on them? Check for organs that dont look right and see if something is stuck in gut(im not a vet but these things sound realistic to me to look for).
Are they just dead or do they have fluids exiting any holes?
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05-Jul-06, 08:50 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Noosa, Queensland Age/Gender: 21 | | | | RE: dead rats
SNAKE FOOD =D |
05-Jul-06, 08:54 AM
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I wouldn't feed anything to your snake that has died of cercumstances unknowen to you. Just in case. |
05-Jul-06, 09:19 AM
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Are they all together? If they are in a big bunch they can cope with very cold temps (they keep each other warm). If they're in 1s, 2s & 3,s, they can get very cold and die. Any sounds of respiratory infections etc? And what food are you using - it may help to give them something oily & warming such as sunflower seed as a supplement during the very cold weather.
Good luck,
Jamie. | |
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