About Jess Expertise I can answer questions about most species of rodents. I will answer any questions about health, husbandry and welfare. I can also give advise about behaviour problems, how to overcome these and ways of enriching the life of your pet. I can help with those wanting advice about house rabbits.
Experience I have experience with rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, gerbils, hamsters and chincillas.
Education/Credentials I am qualified in animal management, I work as a veterinary nurse.
Question how do you treat dry skin he has got scratches around the neck and skin is really iritaded i wash him with warm wash cloth and then i put a&d ointment or like salve on him to try to fx the soars but i dont know what to do they will not go away he stil scratches at them and i need to know what to do
Answer It sounds like he either has mites or a food allergy. The best thing to do would be to treat the cause of the dry skin and scratches rather than just the sores. If your vet treated for mites and that didnt help then I would say it is def an allergy to the food, probably the protein in it as rats cant tolerate high levels of protein. Also try using shredded paper as bedding to rule out an allergy to bedding. As for the sores, you could try vegetable oil or some hypercal cream but I really think you need to find the cause, I dont think its just dry skin. Good luck
