so I was contacted by my vet. there's a pet shop that they sometimes deal with (they sometimes treat their rats) and they have rats with ring worm. the store cannot treat the rats and is trying to find homes, otherwise they will be euthanized.
I'm not 100% sure I have space for more rats right now (I'm still pretty high in numbers for my comfort. down from the 9 I was at when my 2 adopted girls came home pregnant) and I don't have a for sure space to quarantine. but I would hate to see any or all of these little guys put down due to an illness (and my vet doesn't want to see that happen either).
but to the ring worm question! has anyone dealt with treating ring worm? I'm under the impression that it's highly contagious, maybe complicated, but not horribly expensive to treat. how do you know when it's gone/no longer contagious, etc?
(I'm also going to do my best to stir up homes. I don't have in depth info beyond that they have 15 rats and they have ring worm. I still need to contact the store for more info).
I'm not 100% sure I have space for more rats right now (I'm still pretty high in numbers for my comfort. down from the 9 I was at when my 2 adopted girls came home pregnant) and I don't have a for sure space to quarantine. but I would hate to see any or all of these little guys put down due to an illness (and my vet doesn't want to see that happen either).
but to the ring worm question! has anyone dealt with treating ring worm? I'm under the impression that it's highly contagious, maybe complicated, but not horribly expensive to treat. how do you know when it's gone/no longer contagious, etc?
(I'm also going to do my best to stir up homes. I don't have in depth info beyond that they have 15 rats and they have ring worm. I still need to contact the store for more info).
