we have rats (two males) so i know how to properly take care of them
we recently adopted a female rat from someone we knew
they had her for a year and never gave her any attention so now if u get near her she tries to bite. she bit me but not hard at all no blood or mark but she is soo anti-social
i neee help!!!
she is in a seperate cage
2007-08-02 07:06:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
Leave her alone for several days to get used to her new home. Then start by opening the cage door and giving her a favorite treat. Continue until she is comfortable taking it from your hand. Then take her out of the cage and give her the treat. First only make her be out long enough to take the treat from you. Then make her come out of the cage for longer and longer periods of time before she gets a treat. If she bites, do not give her a treat and ignore her completely. Rats are very food motivated. Good luck to you.
2007-08-02 07:14:55 · answer #1 · answered by GoldfishPond 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She doesn't sound vicious, just scared & not properly socialized. Try giving her as much attention as possible, lots of treats & talk to her.
If she had wanted to, she could easilly draw blood so it really sounds like she was simply giving you a "warning" nip (especially if she didn't let go right away).
As you know from your males, rats are usually friendly, sociable creatures who hardly ever bite. I hope your girl quickly learns that you're on her side & becomes more sociable. Out of many, many rats we've lived with or known over the years, we've only had one who absolutely refuses to be friendly toward people, we adopted her from a feeder bin about 2.5 years ago & she still tries to bite every chance she gets--- draws blood, too. It's not her fault, we think the poor girl is mentally unbalanced.
2007-08-02 16:59:03 · answer #2 · answered by Catkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact she didn't draw blood means she probably was just trying to scare you away. If she was actually nasty, she'd have drawn blood.. she's probably quite nervous of humans, and thinks of you as a predator.
However, if she didn't even leave a mark, are you sure she was biting? My pet rat tends to nibble a lot.. sometimes it feels as though he's biting, but he really doesn't mean to hurt or anything, he's just being affectionate. If I pull away and then pick him up, he's fine. He'll constantly be licking or nibbling me though, it rarely hurts these days. Never drawn blood or marked me.
Maybe try to pick her up, see if she bites properly, or if she gives up. A pair of gloves is obviously a good idea for this, considering rats have damn sharp teeth.
Good luck with taming her, I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end!
2007-08-02 08:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by ratlover_littlemonster 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is not any connection between her aggression and the colour(s) of her eyes. Has she been wellbeing checked? in specific situations, a ill rat would be aggressive. i could evaluate re-homing her. there are a number of qualified rat proprietors who're up for the 'project' of a biter. you merely could make an effort to discover them. otherwise, your husband is actual with the assumption of humanely euthanizing her, in case you do no longer prefer her anymore, and don't sense gentle rehoming her. don't be spiteful and attempt to tutor her into snake meals. no longer in basic terms is that unfair, yet whilst she's as aggressive as you're saying she is, you would be putting the snake in risk, too. have you ever seen the wear and tear a rat can do to a snake? The snake isn't the 'winner' in those circumstances.
2016-10-19 08:50:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aw poor baby! She needs to be handled as much as possible to resocialize her. Rats are trainable, and unfortunately this is true with biting. She knows that people will recoil if she bites, so she'll get her way.
2007-08-02 07:29:05 · answer #5 · answered by nepherym 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wear leather gloves for a while and handle her just until she gets use to you...give her plenty of treats...we got a hairless rat from the pet store and they never paid any attention to her either...but we just started holding her and she got use to us really quick.
2007-08-02 07:11:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since she was like abused, you need to take special care with her. Work with her by taking her out and showing her what attention is. Play with her if possible, but most of all get her out and get her used to being held and given attention
2007-08-02 07:11:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
they sell gloves at pet stores thy are kind of like anti bite ones you could purchase them and put them on then go and try to pet little by little she will become more friendly
2007-08-02 07:15:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tap her firmly on the nose and tell her no every time she does it. We had a male with the same problem.
2007-08-02 08:51:37 · answer #9 · answered by MommyCaleb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with Anna W on this one. But if that doesn't work after a couple of months give her to your neighbor with the python or boa.
2007-08-02 07:15:31 · answer #10 · answered by Spencer C 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋