minnow
Well-Known Member
One of my new girls, Rizzo, clearly has some issues with human hands. She bites them, and if she gets a grip on a finger, she'll start chewing. I adopted her knowing she was bitey, and I'm not going to give her up or give up on her even if she stays bitey. I know some of you here have had success with getting some very bitey rats to mellow out, though, and I'm hoping for some advice on how to get her to associate human hands with good things instead of a threat. She's not bitey with other rats, only humans, so I'm guessing there was some conditioning involved that I'll have to undo.