![Do I need to worry? My boy just woke up with what looks like blood around his eye. Now I know there's a thing like “red tears” is that it? Do I Do I need to worry? My boy just woke up with what looks like blood around his eye. Now I know there's a thing like “red tears” is that it? Do I](https://preview.redd.it/e9geuj9y3ku91.jpg?auto=webp&s=6d41ec9bb1492ab534b3fff321e3d9385a9b2d05)
Do I need to worry? My boy just woke up with what looks like blood around his eye. Now I know there's a thing like “red tears” is that it? Do I
![One of my rats have some red tears on his right eye. He's a fairly young rex but he's blinking this eye more often than the other, and squinting some. Otherwise, he One of my rats have some red tears on his right eye. He's a fairly young rex but he's blinking this eye more often than the other, and squinting some. Otherwise, he](https://i.redd.it/vypjklvk5v291.jpg)
One of my rats have some red tears on his right eye. He's a fairly young rex but he's blinking this eye more often than the other, and squinting some. Otherwise, he
The Rodent Nurse - 'Red tear' staining, or, porphyrin staining does not actually 'contain' blood! It is in fact a normal secretion from the Harderian gland in rats. However, overproduction or acute
![Almost 2y neutered male rat with orange skin & increasing red tears. Can it be buck grease when he's neutered already? They eat mix of seeds, fruit veg, cage is bedded with Almost 2y neutered male rat with orange skin & increasing red tears. Can it be buck grease when he's neutered already? They eat mix of seeds, fruit veg, cage is bedded with](https://preview.redd.it/k0svphimqr281.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=37ab03ba84f7d95adcc7b1c70aaec233ac459064)