Low-humidity tail annular constriction / tail-loss hazard in young rats
Verbatim first-hand facts from The Merck Veterinary Manual (rat-mouse). All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source file and C1-substring verified. Focus: toxicosis and environmental hazards of the pet species.
Toxicology facts
- This adult rat lost a portion of its tail as a young animal. Raising young rats under conditions of low humidity can cause annular constrictions that can result in loss of the distal tail.