Hi, two questions really. Does anyone here have allergies to their mice and rats ? I take Piretize tablets for my hayfever and they are also pet allergy preventative things but today I havent taken any tablets or eye drops or anything as my hayfever has been okay. However, I went and got my rats out, females then males. Holding the males my arm started itching and I pulled up my dressing gown sleeve and there are red rashes covering my arm. Also, I had to swap mum and babies with Chester cagewise as one of the begger babies escaped and was running on my floor. Went to pick up chester and all I could do was sneeze. My eyes have itched today and sometimes I have shallow and laboured breathing when I am in my room. I also have a dog so when I stand at my window to get air Im smothered by rat and mouse allergens and when I stand at my back door, its dog. How do others get around this issue? Its never arisen before as Ive taken everything to be hayfever. I suppose this explains why I suffer insomnia and sneezing fits on a night- I sit on my bed with my female rats and my mice. They even run under my quilt when I dont catch them in time and they crawl on my pillow. Sat here in my room typing and all I want to do is sneeze and my eyes are itching. Buying a shed isnt really an option. I live next to a cut and we have had people attempt to break in before. I wouldnt be happy with them living outside. Also I really cant afford it, I could save for it when I get my EMA when college starts up again but I dont know. I want a quick fix solution as I want to make a career in animal care- Im applying to go to Bishop Burton next year to study applied animal behaviour and training and its not going to be good if all I can do is sneeze.
Second Question- I had my babies and mum living in an rub with mesh lid and stuff, following the instructions from woodland mousery but . . they got out. The babies climb through the mesh and then crawl back in. One even crawled into my neighbouring females cage. (Didnt realise they were doing this otherwise I would have shifted the females cage) I covered the baby cage with a kind of box lid which stands up a couple of cm's so air still went in. Fine all day. Tonight however I came upstairs after Law and Order to find one running across my floor. Catching it caused arguments with my mum and the mouse making a B line for my rat cage (thanks goodness its a duna style guinea pig cage). Caught his eventually but now they are living in a wilkinsons clear pet tank- the type I have seen used for single bucks. Whilst my buck now has a luxury RUB. Nothing against him having more space, but I now have 10 mice in a very very small area. And Im watching them try to get out. HELP?
Second Question- I had my babies and mum living in an rub with mesh lid and stuff, following the instructions from woodland mousery but . . they got out. The babies climb through the mesh and then crawl back in. One even crawled into my neighbouring females cage. (Didnt realise they were doing this otherwise I would have shifted the females cage) I covered the baby cage with a kind of box lid which stands up a couple of cm's so air still went in. Fine all day. Tonight however I came upstairs after Law and Order to find one running across my floor. Catching it caused arguments with my mum and the mouse making a B line for my rat cage (thanks goodness its a duna style guinea pig cage). Caught his eventually but now they are living in a wilkinsons clear pet tank- the type I have seen used for single bucks. Whilst my buck now has a luxury RUB. Nothing against him having more space, but I now have 10 mice in a very very small area. And Im watching them try to get out. HELP?