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Tesslalala

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I have 3 boys all around a year and the last two days my youngest boy has been hiding in the same box and refuses to come out. I use reusable pee pads to line the cage and the spot he's in seems excessively wet with pee and he doesn't seem to care that he's sitting in it. He snapped at my hand when I reached in to pet him and that's very unusual behavior for him. I removed the box and picked him up to examine him and he didn't fight me but he went right back in when I put him down. He's always been a little more reclusive than the other two but this is outside the norm for him. He is still interested in food and seems ok other than strange behavior and not caring about having pee on his belly. Is there something that could be causing this change? What are some recommendations to help him?

Thanks in advance
 
I have 3 boys all around a year and the last two days my youngest boy has been hiding in the same box and refuses to come out. I use reusable pee pads to line the cage and the spot he's in seems excessively wet with pee and he doesn't seem to care that he's sitting in it. He snapped at my hand when I reached in to pet him and that's very unusual behavior for him. I removed the box and picked him up to examine him and he didn't fight me but he went right back in when I put him down. He's always been a little more reclusive than the other two but this is outside the norm for him. He is still interested in food and seems ok other than strange behavior and not caring about having pee on his belly. Is there something that could be causing this change? What are some recommendations to help him?

Thanks in advance
I'm not an expert but... Could the other two be picking on him making him stay in there.?
 
I'm not an expert but... Could the other two be picking on him making him stay in there.?
I guess it's possible since the other 2 are father son and very close but they've been together for 8 months and the dynamic has always been fine and hes always been good and standing up for himself
 
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