Hossinke14
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I have 2 baby rats (now 9 weeks old) who I am trying to introduce to our 2 adult rats. I tried once a few weeks ago, but one of the adults grabbed one of the babies by the neck (maybe the nape?) and wouldn't let go, so I waited until the babies were a little older. Their cages have been near each other the whole time. But then today when I tried doing it again (in neutral territory) that same adult rat grabbed that same baby rat and was dragging/shaking her around! It seems so violent! The only way to make her let go was dumping a cup of water on her. The baby hadn't been protesting, so I tried again and let them together. But then the adult rat attacked the other baby and there were lots of squeeks (idk from who) so I dumped another cup of water on her to separate them and called it a night. I know they have to work through their issues, but I am afraid of my one rat being too agressive. She gets along fine with the other adult rat, even though that aren't the same age. I just would expect some boxing behavior or a standoff or something like that before the adult rat attacks the baby. What do you guys think?
Oh, also the baby rats live in a tub cage with a wire top, and when I let the adults free roam, the one agressive rat jumps on top of the baby cage and obsessively sniffs at them and reaches her paw through the wires and tries to grab at them.
Oh, also the baby rats live in a tub cage with a wire top, and when I let the adults free roam, the one agressive rat jumps on top of the baby cage and obsessively sniffs at them and reaches her paw through the wires and tries to grab at them.