Redish fur ?

[ilovemyrats714]

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I looked for mites , i don't see ANY .  I also gave her a bath to see if it would come off , and it did , but the next day , you could kinda see it coming back .  It almost looks/feels like the fur is turning red ? !  Its between her shoulder blades , and on her back .  Is anybody familiar with this ?  She was just at the vets for  URI , and i forgots to ask [[Kicks myself]] 

[fluffy pluffy]

All I can guess is that it's dried blood,but then why would it slowly have a tint again?

[ilovemyrats714]

She also did have a little tiny scab on her back [[I have no idea what it is from , her cagemate is kinda a lazy butt , so she probobly didn't do anything]]  But its practicly healed now !  I don't know if that has anything to do with it though . . .   

[nevadamoon]

It's just poryphin (Okay, I know I'm spelling that wrong.) that got rubbed on while grooming.  I have a split-cap and he has it on his shoulders to the point he'll be getting a bath soon.      Scared me the first time I saw it, but I came on here and saw a thread explaining it.   You see it a lot on light-colored rats.  :3  I'll try to get a picture of it on him to show you.

[JR1030]

It'll come off with just water, but I wouldn't worry about it.  Here's a pic of one of my boys:

[ilovemyrats714]

JR1030 - Thanks so much !  :]]

[chiropteragirl]

I think that it's just poryphrin. My rat Charlie always excretes it out his nose while he is grooming. It's normal.

[WS]

Rats can also reach around to the back of their necks  -- to spread all that porphyrin around.

[babygirl12]

Thats exactly wat my rats had, right between the shoulder blades, i was wondering what that was too. Thanks for helping me too,, LOL.

[Cigar]

Poppy has this! I wondered why it kept coming back after baths.