Hi,
My daughter just bought a hedgie yesterday. When she got him he was balled up and we didn't see his stomach and/or ears. When she got him home and he finally unrolled she noticed his stomach is very red, scabby, bloody looking, and his ears are irritated as well. She had to go to work and we didn't look into the irritation till later that night to figure out he more than likely has mites.
The pet store would do nothing. (Which upsets me greatly!!!) My daughter spent over $300.00 getting her hedgie with her own hard earned money. Anyways...
We have a vet appointment in 6 days.
My question is, I won't be handling the hedgie and it's in another room, but can the mites still transfer to my rats? I have two rats. I'm extremely worried because one of my poor babies already has a tumor and I don't want him to suffer any more.
So is the mite easily transferred?
Please help!!!
My daughter just bought a hedgie yesterday. When she got him he was balled up and we didn't see his stomach and/or ears. When she got him home and he finally unrolled she noticed his stomach is very red, scabby, bloody looking, and his ears are irritated as well. She had to go to work and we didn't look into the irritation till later that night to figure out he more than likely has mites.
The pet store would do nothing. (Which upsets me greatly!!!) My daughter spent over $300.00 getting her hedgie with her own hard earned money. Anyways...
We have a vet appointment in 6 days.
My question is, I won't be handling the hedgie and it's in another room, but can the mites still transfer to my rats? I have two rats. I'm extremely worried because one of my poor babies already has a tumor and I don't want him to suffer any more.
So is the mite easily transferred?
Please help!!!