DapperRat
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Hey all. Let me give a little background. It all started when i saw a post from the animal shelter about a 3-4 month old rat that needed to get a good home. So I went there and the lady there someone said they found it on the street (like no way, that rat is as slippery as fresh cut linoleum.) But I liked home anyway. so I adopted him hoping to socialize him. So we wait the two weeks for quarantine, and after the two weeks we put him up with my sisters rats, he was great at first but after a while he just clamed up stayed in the corner not moving. So we took him out and tried again later but same thing. So I took my most docile friendly rat to help and I put them both on my lap, nothing when wrong until the other rat SCRACHED my friendly rat and drew a considerable amount of blood. It healed up to quick and became an abscess but we took care of that and hes all better now but he still hasn't let me off the hook on that one. Anyway that was five or six months ago. But last night, I was letting my rats run around so I put cardboard around my dangerous rats cage. But my other rat climed atop a chair next to the cardboard but it was too late by the time I saw it the dangerous rat SCRACHED him in the finger. The blood clotted after a bit and we disinfected it. Hes in his carrier now and better hes using his hand now and the scratch looks good I'm giving him amoxicillin.(we have doxy if that's better) but today it looks good and hes using his paw (it still hurts it looks like). But I'm worried about this dangerous rat I dont know what to do with him. He just sits there alone in his cage. I try to do what I can with him but he just wants I'm his cage. It's too late to socialise him. And he like his cage. Somebody recommended to put him down but that's expensive and hes healthy and aperrantly happy in his cage. Hes friendly with humans. I dont know what to do. Any info helps. If anyone wants to take him. I live in southwestern Oregon, if anyone wants to buy him PM me. Thanks for any info