Can Mycoplasma be transmitted to a rabbit?

[MyBoyHarper]

I have two rats, both of them with the disease "Mycoplasma". I knowit can pass from rat to rat, however both my rats have had it since birth. My 3 year old rat is struggling with bad attacks lately, so she's on antibiotics daily for the rest of her life.

I let my rabbits run around my bedroom, and the rat cage is located against the wall, near where they run.

I have heard it is hard for a URI to pass from like a rat to a rabbit, is this true? Sometimes Snowball (the rat) breaks out with a URI due to the Myco.

However, my concern is the Mycoplasma itself. Can it be transmitted from the rat to the rabbits?

 

[manda]

no, it cannot even pass rat to mouse. its only rat to rat, mouse to mouse etc.

i have had rats for 7 years and almost every one of them had myco! i know how you feel with your little rattie babies!

but i woudnt worry about passing it on to a rabbit at all

 

[MyBoyHarper]

Great, thanks Manda!!

 

[ratmom]

Myco sucks, It's not fair that they are born with it. I can't remember either if I ever had a rat that didn't have a myco flareup.