I have had my two 3 month old boy rats for a week now and while one is friendly and will come out of the cage, the other will bite me everytime I put my hand anywhere near him. He seems nervous, but is also curious, especially when he sees the other one climbing on me. I want him to be able to come out and play, but I can't trust him not to bite hard and draw blood. I think it is partly nerves (he is new to me, after all) but also territorial aggression, as he is dominant over the other and will steal his treats. It got worse since I tried to catch him to take him out when I needed to clean his cage - he was spooked and bit me, which I felt was understandable; but now he will come up, sniff my hand and give me a painful, hard nip. Help!
2006-11-05
21:32:56
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pansytoadfoot
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