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What kind of human virus would wipe out so many rats?
My daughter acquired a rat, Juno, over the summer when she was just a few weeks old. Spouse was not thrilled, but Juno has turned out to be a welcome addition. I wouldn't have guessed that such a simple creature would have such a distinct demeanor! Juno has learned to respond to the sound of her treat bag-gets pretty excited til we give it to her, after which she runs to a corner with it. My daughter walks around with Juno on her shoulder; Juno won't eat her treats if she's held.
When Juno was here only a couple of weeks, she started wheezing and my daughter was scared because she'd heard rats get upper respiratory infections very easily that kill them. I made her wipe down the cage (at the time a glass aquarium) with peroxide every other day for a couple of weeks and the wheezing stopped. Soon after, I got her a wire cage because I thought maybe being confined with glass walls kept in the germs.
Don't let this deter your work. I'm sorry you have have to go thru this, tho.
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