I have four male rats in a five foot Martin cage. They are between 8-9 months old. They get along fine when I am in the room or in hearing distance (as they would get yelled at if they bicker). But when I am away, they are fighting.
There is one rat that is getting the worse of it, the latest wound really scared me - a deep cut on the cheek/jaw - if it had a half inch lower on the neck it would have be a disaster. One rat that is completely uninvolved and there are two big alpha-type rats that the smaller beatup one seems to challenge.
What should I do? Pull out the one rat from the pack? Split them two -two (which)? Neuter one (which) or all?
Thanks for any expert advice.
2007-05-02
09:28:49
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