Alpha behaviour on intro

[donshini]

Tess one of the shelter rats got a new friend yesterday and this is what she did, she is the alpha in the group, but this i had never seen behaviour like this before.

Normally she chases them, puts them on their back, pushes them around with her behind and makes herself as big as a snowball, all dominant behaviour, but this is just funny.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fUuwn10EUVQ

and she continued until the whole house was covered ...

No problems after that, but still, I laughed my ass off

 

[mamarat]

That is so funny, but kind of sad for the little one in the igloo. Let's hope she just wants to keep her warm. lol

 

[donshini]

Tess is one of our most difficult shelter rats, she either loves or hates another female and can be very bitchy, so we introduced Iluna in an easier group.

 

[mamarat]

Great to hear, poor Lluna, she is so pretty.

 

[Vanessa]

I had one boy that used to do that - Reggie. Every time his cagemate, William, would go to nap in the igloo, Reggie would wall up the doorway with everything that he could get his hands on. Shavings, food blocks, toys, balls, everything.
I felt so sorry for Reggie because William would just bound through after Reggie did all that work.
Reggie had a bit of a problem with other rats.

 

[jorats]

Great video!! Yep, she's a naughty girl... being very dominant over the poor little one stuck in the house. But they could overcome it quite easily, there's no outright aggression there.

 

[Fidget]

I expected a laugh, didn't know they'd be coming in waves, I couldn't help it, silly Tess. Reminds me of people covering their ears and going :tmi: when they want something to disappear.
Poor Lluna, she's probably ducking back in there checking the phone book under 'psychiatrists' for Tess.
I hope soon you end up advertising them 'Majorly bonded - Must go together'

 

[donshini]

Tess has 2 friends called Saki and Mana, it would just have been nice to have more

 

[ashana]

What an awesome video. Hmmm she was just wanting to pay hide and seek