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eczema

james

james

jaycub69
Hi I adopted two mice from a pet shop on Thursday gone. I didn't go in to adopt mice but to buy some to start my colony but the mice are still to young , but these mice needed a home . Anyway to the point . One of the little guys has eczema on his back and ear what can I do to help him stop scratching so much and ease the eczema. Anyone with any ideas . cheers
 
Are you sure its eczema? Do this just to check to see if it isnt something else. Hold the mouse like a mother cat would hold a kitten, by the scruff. This should expose its teeth. If not take a pen and try exposing them. Check upper and lower. It maybe missing lower or upper teeth and not getting proper nutrients cause of it lack of eating. Probably best to euthanize it at this point.

If it has teeth, then try a bath with watered down baby shampoo thats watered down quite a bit.
 
he seems to be eating fine he has upper teeth I know that for sure. I don't think it's ring worm the other guy is fine they came from the same home and have been caged together.I will try the baby shampoo . I've been putting olive oil on it as I do that when Mine is bad , just not sure how to treat it on a mouse as i would myself.Thanks for the input and please if you think of anything else that might help let me know . Thanks again.
 
To be honest i would just put him down. There is no reason to have a sick feeder mouse that can effect your whole colony and then you be feeding sick rodents to your reptiles. we check feeders everyday for issues. And for feeders we just put them down asap, clean the tubs and redo the bedding to make sure nothing effects the rest of the rodents. Remeber your breeding these as food for your critters it's cheaper to just put him down then it is to bring to a vet...
 
Ringworm requires many factors to show up and proliferate. You, yourself, are currently covered in ringworm spores. They exist everywhere. However, it seems to need two out of three conditions in order to appear as 'disease'. Humidity, concentration, weakened immune system. If you have lots of spores, and a weak immune system, but live 'dry', you can still get it. If you have few spores and a weak immune system, but often are in contact with water, or have damp clothing, you can still get it. If you have lots of spores, and lots of damp, but a roaring healthy immune system... you can still get it.
 
no this little guy not a feeder just one i felt sorry for in a pet shop that was up for adoption.I think the olive oil is working because he's not been scratching that much today and I've been home all day and have been keeping an eye on him. Oh by the way I treated both of them the day i got them for mites, I don't think it's down to mites. I don't want to put him down unless he is not having a good life because of eczema. He is a little cute guy.Not started my colony yet so no worries there .Talking of colony where should I get my first ones from ? Do I just start from pet shop bought ones or from a specialized place or breeder?
 
scratchy's eczema seems alot better olive oil doing the trick . not scratching as much either, seems alot happier in just a week and has put a little weight on.
 
I started mine from a few rats from Petco really and went from there petsmart is a little picky if you tend to buy alot at one time. Most breeders like myself tend to not sell live females because females=money imo. So if you been buying feeders from me then all of the sudden you want girls i know that your breeding your own and won't be buying from me no more. Thats how i feel. but i would start with a 1:2 colony then after a while intruduce a new male to keep the blood line fresh so that you knda keep the inbreeding down as much as possiable if you can help it. you'll have smaller litters and what not.
 
Now with over 2000 rats and who know how many mice we are doing really great with our breeding of rodents for people here in the Austin Texas area ....
 
Hi I was thinking about the fact I would have to change male how often do you change them to keep from inbreeding .
 
Well you kinda have to keep a chart really but just remember that if a female hasa a littler dont breed the girls back to the day use a male from another male/female littler kinda hard to explain you have to wing it really lol
 
yeah going to get three females this week they are only babies at moment. how old do they be before they can begin breeding.
 
They are capable of breeding at 5-6 weeks, but with mine I wait until they are 12-16 weeks before putting them into the colony cage.
 
petsmart

I don't know about anywhere else but the petsmart here doesn't cary any female rodents, not rats, mice, hamsters, guiny pig, ect. So I wouldn't even bother trying there.
 
here in canada, each petsmart carries only one sex of rodent, so the langley location only sells males, but 20 minutes away, the surrey or abbotsford locations sell only females.
 
ya know
this is random
but when i was 12 i had a pet rat
then i got ringworm
took her to the vet
they told me "lawl you silly little girl rats dont carry ringworm"
i got it from a cat
point? i dunno
eczema sucks though, ive got that too
 
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