A Detailed Guide to Illness Signs and Identification Methods in Bamboo Rats

Identifying Illness and Its Signs During Bamboo Rat Farming

1. Listlessness, dull coat, refusing to eat or move, huddled in a corner;

2. Weak when walking, eating little and moving little;

3. When feverish, eye discharge and tearing, body hot but tail cold;

4. If suffering from gastroenteritis, diarrhea, with thin feces sticking around the anus, sometimes feces containing blood;

5. If suffering from cystitis or internal injury, blood in the urine may occur;

6. Some bamboo rats show no visible signs of illness, but the body is thin and dry, and the skin is pale;

7. No wounds are seen on the body, but lumps can be felt by hand;

8. The body is covered with blisters ranging from the size of a soybean to a corn kernel, sometimes even suppurating. When the above situations occur, timely isolation and treatment are needed.