LA
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Or is it something else?
Before I got Lily, Ruby and Hazel would play fight etc pretty much only resulting in issued chirps (little squeeks) from each other, But since Lily has been in the mix things have gotten a whole lot rougher. I don't think Ruby and Hazel are too pleased. The other day I was lying in bed and I heard one of them squeeking really loudly. Lily was chasing Hazel around and Hazel was the one yelling (lower pitched and longer). Things calmed down after that.
Well tonight Lily was grooming Ruby and it got too rough for Ruby and she got down and was squeeking. It got even rougher and I guess you could say that Ruby was screeching. After I broke that up, Lily went after Hazel and Hazel almost tumbled down the ramp. All the while she was 'yelling'. After all this Ruby hid from Lily and then went and cuddled with Hazel in the bed while Lily walked around (after I took her out of the cage and put her on her back) and Ruby and Hazel looked so guarded. Ruby wouldn't take her eyes off Lily. Lily later weazled herself underneath the two to get into the bed. She then sniffed Hazel's bum and Hazel took off. At that point Ruby turned around and just watched Lily.
My concern is that Lily likes playing rougher then the other two and I'm worried that someone will get hurt a hole lot more. What should I do, am I being too paranoid? Would adding another rat to the mix make it better, or worse.
I am so concerned that Lily will cause too much problem. I don't know what to do.
They are all almost 10 months old.
Before I got Lily, Ruby and Hazel would play fight etc pretty much only resulting in issued chirps (little squeeks) from each other, But since Lily has been in the mix things have gotten a whole lot rougher. I don't think Ruby and Hazel are too pleased. The other day I was lying in bed and I heard one of them squeeking really loudly. Lily was chasing Hazel around and Hazel was the one yelling (lower pitched and longer). Things calmed down after that.
Well tonight Lily was grooming Ruby and it got too rough for Ruby and she got down and was squeeking. It got even rougher and I guess you could say that Ruby was screeching. After I broke that up, Lily went after Hazel and Hazel almost tumbled down the ramp. All the while she was 'yelling'. After all this Ruby hid from Lily and then went and cuddled with Hazel in the bed while Lily walked around (after I took her out of the cage and put her on her back) and Ruby and Hazel looked so guarded. Ruby wouldn't take her eyes off Lily. Lily later weazled herself underneath the two to get into the bed. She then sniffed Hazel's bum and Hazel took off. At that point Ruby turned around and just watched Lily.
My concern is that Lily likes playing rougher then the other two and I'm worried that someone will get hurt a hole lot more. What should I do, am I being too paranoid? Would adding another rat to the mix make it better, or worse.
I am so concerned that Lily will cause too much problem. I don't know what to do.
They are all almost 10 months old.