Figure 1: Mammary tumor

Note the presence of a circumscribed shaped mammary tumor held between the two fingers. These can grow to be quite large, impairing mobility and robbing nutrients from the rat, for its continued growth.

Photos courtesy of Bellaratta’s Nest Rattery

Posted on July 5, 2003, 12:26, Last updated on October 21, 2005, 09:15 | Figures