DapperRat
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Hey peeps,
So I adopted a rat from the shelter about 3 weeks ago. We started to try and intro him with another rat on mine in a nice big cage. Anyway, he just stayed in the top ledge 8n the corner hunched up in a ball. He stayed that way for like 2 days. So after about 2 days we took the other rats out and left him in there to get used to the cage. But he still just sat there in the corner. And stayed like that for a day. We finally put him back in his small cage alone and he loved it. He was jumping and checking things out. Today I started intros with another, very docile rat I set them both on my lap and he did not like that one bit, so he clawed or bit my friendly rat (to the point of bleeding) and i had to seperate him and get my friendly all cleaned and put him in another cage to rest. So here's my predicament, my adopted rat seems to love being by him self in that small cage alone. Is that ok to leave him like that? Or do any of you rat experts have any ideas? Thank you in advance
So I adopted a rat from the shelter about 3 weeks ago. We started to try and intro him with another rat on mine in a nice big cage. Anyway, he just stayed in the top ledge 8n the corner hunched up in a ball. He stayed that way for like 2 days. So after about 2 days we took the other rats out and left him in there to get used to the cage. But he still just sat there in the corner. And stayed like that for a day. We finally put him back in his small cage alone and he loved it. He was jumping and checking things out. Today I started intros with another, very docile rat I set them both on my lap and he did not like that one bit, so he clawed or bit my friendly rat (to the point of bleeding) and i had to seperate him and get my friendly all cleaned and put him in another cage to rest. So here's my predicament, my adopted rat seems to love being by him self in that small cage alone. Is that ok to leave him like that? Or do any of you rat experts have any ideas? Thank you in advance