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Kyn
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I have three boys. Two are complete loves and love to be pet and handled.
The third, Gatsby, has always hated being touched. He's about 8 months now and I just kind of leave him be. If I try to touch him, he rears up on his hind legs and tries to push me away with his paws and/or teeth.
He even will take pieces of fleece or paper towel (or even his brother's tail one time on accident!) and build a wall between me and him if a get too close. It's quite hysterical.
He's bitten once (not me, my boyfriend, drew blood). If I pet one of his brothers or have my hand in his space, he'll give little warning nips (not hard) or pick up my hand and drag me far away from his space.
He's very territorial.
My question is, how should I go about having him okay with being handled? It's a pain when I have to clean his cage or get him back in the cage after play time. He throws a fit.
All the videos I've watched deal with shy rats, but he's certainly not shy.
Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed! Thank you
The third, Gatsby, has always hated being touched. He's about 8 months now and I just kind of leave him be. If I try to touch him, he rears up on his hind legs and tries to push me away with his paws and/or teeth.
He even will take pieces of fleece or paper towel (or even his brother's tail one time on accident!) and build a wall between me and him if a get too close. It's quite hysterical.
He's bitten once (not me, my boyfriend, drew blood). If I pet one of his brothers or have my hand in his space, he'll give little warning nips (not hard) or pick up my hand and drag me far away from his space.
He's very territorial.
My question is, how should I go about having him okay with being handled? It's a pain when I have to clean his cage or get him back in the cage after play time. He throws a fit.
All the videos I've watched deal with shy rats, but he's certainly not shy.
Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed! Thank you