Babies being to rough? Concerned :(

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nightmarevamp

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So I have two beautiful baby girls in with adult sneezers, he was lonely after his brother died. Now they are full of jumps and running and are so super cute to see and start to bond with, and like most new ones they like to play fight.

Well today I was petting sneezers and flipped him on his back and saw a almost dime sized injury just above his penis. Now I can't tell if he did this himself but I highly doubt it, wondering if maybe the girls are playing to rough.

Because Sneezers, is by far the most gentle giant ever! They even boss him around a tad by stealing his food from his mouth or just jumping all over him while he tries to sleep.

My concern is if they get old if the become more rough, as Sneezers safety is paramount to me. I'm even considering putting the two sisters up for adoption and just have me and him chilling together. He's 2 and just wants to go sleep and lay down most of the time. He has a little more spring in his step with the sisters and they look to him like the leader.

But still. I don't want him hurt. I'll post the photo. Any ideas , comments, discussion?


 
Babies cannot cause injuries like that...like umm...ever. Its something else but very hard to tell from teh blurry pic. It could be an burst abscess (they sometimes pop up unexpectedly on older ratters), but if its not a cavity a teeny wound like that should heal fast and with no issues.
 
O.k. I see him all the time so this must have just pooped up out of the blue. Weird.

He seems ok and is fine with me touching it, I cleaned it with some antibacterial soap.
 
He's doing great actually, I kept washing the area with antibacterial soap and one small dab of polysporion only once and wiped it off after a hour. All healed and good :)
 

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