littlelunarat
New Member
Hey guys,
I’m a pretty new rat owner, only recently getting my boys in January, and have a question about one of my boys.
To paint a good picture, I currently have a total of six rats. Three boys in the bottom of a critter nation, and three girls on top. The boys consist of a set of brothers and a cage mate since birth. I will also mention all of my rats are unaltered at this point. Seemingly once I got the girls, one of the brothers has started picking fights with his brother. It’s the most horrible sounding thing. Once I run over however, they both just look at me like I’ve interrupted playing. This has left me pretty confused as to whether this behavior is aggressive or just playing. I’ve heard when rats play, especially big boys like what I have, it sounds bad when it really isn’t. Hell, they still cuddle with each other all the time.
My main concern, and the reason I separated this morning, is they were snuggling and I found a cut on my boy whose being bullied. I can’t say for sure it’s his brother, but I have a good idea.
Am I overreacting? Should I keep them together since this is normal? I already plan on neutering one by one (my vet charges $250 [emoji43]) but any advice in the mean time is appreciated.
Thank you!
I’m a pretty new rat owner, only recently getting my boys in January, and have a question about one of my boys.
To paint a good picture, I currently have a total of six rats. Three boys in the bottom of a critter nation, and three girls on top. The boys consist of a set of brothers and a cage mate since birth. I will also mention all of my rats are unaltered at this point. Seemingly once I got the girls, one of the brothers has started picking fights with his brother. It’s the most horrible sounding thing. Once I run over however, they both just look at me like I’ve interrupted playing. This has left me pretty confused as to whether this behavior is aggressive or just playing. I’ve heard when rats play, especially big boys like what I have, it sounds bad when it really isn’t. Hell, they still cuddle with each other all the time.
My main concern, and the reason I separated this morning, is they were snuggling and I found a cut on my boy whose being bullied. I can’t say for sure it’s his brother, but I have a good idea.
Am I overreacting? Should I keep them together since this is normal? I already plan on neutering one by one (my vet charges $250 [emoji43]) but any advice in the mean time is appreciated.
Thank you!