KennedyRena
Member
I wanted a dumbo rat and was given one on Valentine's Day as a gift. My mother held him before she decided to get him and had no problems. I went to lift him out of the box she transported him in and before I could even get him out he bit me two times. I thought they were warning bites at first but then I realized he was fully breaking the skin. I thought maybe I smelled like my cats or dog so I washed my hands and bandaged the bites because they wouldn't stop bleeding. I then partially put my other hand in the box for him to smell and once again he bit me. To try to show how hard the bites were, I now have scar tissue and nerve damage where he bit me. I only interact with him with gloves on and at first he would bite them but in a more curious way. The person my mom adopted him from bought him right after he was weaned and never socialized with him so she decided to sell him. I'm afraid to handle him now and I'm not sure if this is aggression or something that can be fixed. If anyone has any advice they would be willing to share, it would be greatly appreciated.