Cricketnbowie
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Long story short, I currently have a 26 month old aggressive rat that lives alone and a 16 month old lonely rat whose brother was just put to sleep. Due to the old guys advanced age the vet will not neuter. He is fine with people but really really hates other rats. I’ve tried the carrier method with lots of yummy treats and positive reinforcement to no avail.
I’m adopting a new rat Sunday (yay!) but he needs to quarantine for a couple weeks before introducing him to my 16 month old, who is very lonely and sad since his buddy passed. I tried to put my two in a carrier the other day and at first they took turns (politely) pinning each other, but it quickly became a rat ball so I had to separate them.
Is there any hope to reintroduce my old guy? The 16 mo old is definitely the stronger of the two since he’s about the same size but younger. Old guy really tried to hurt him when he was smaller.
I’m adopting a new rat Sunday (yay!) but he needs to quarantine for a couple weeks before introducing him to my 16 month old, who is very lonely and sad since his buddy passed. I tried to put my two in a carrier the other day and at first they took turns (politely) pinning each other, but it quickly became a rat ball so I had to separate them.
Is there any hope to reintroduce my old guy? The 16 mo old is definitely the stronger of the two since he’s about the same size but younger. Old guy really tried to hurt him when he was smaller.