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MysticMoon
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I adopted an adult double rex rattie, Socks, recently, who I plan to introduce to my younger girls once they're a bit older. She had been surrendered by a previous owner for being "aggressive" and while she's genuinely nervous and shy of people, she's failed to bite me yet. I'm wondering what methods people would suggest for socializing her? She's not terrified, but she definitely wants nothing to do with people. She doesn't want out of the cage. When I try to sit with her she just tries to run away and bruxes. The only way I've been able to actually hold her was sitting with her, very still, with her cupped against my chest. I was able to hold her for thirty minutes this morning like that without restraining her, but I'm worried this isn't the best approach. She also won't take food from me. Puffs, which all of my other rats eat with gusto, won't even be sniffed by Socks. What to do?