Green ratmom
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I posted the same thing on ratforum, reposting here too
A mature male rat "rescued" from a feeder shop, rehomed several times because of aggression on human and other male rats.
I took him in a month ago and neutered him and have tried to work with him, but he is still aggressive.
He will lick treats off my fingers now, but will bite fingers with no treats.
He doesn't let me near him(raises body and opens mouth) but will walk all over me when I stay still. I took this to be the sign of friendliness, but now I think he looks down on me.
Can you help me??
A. He was neutered two weeks ago, should I wait longer for him to be less aggressive?
B. I let my girls (three 1year old girls) meet him through bars, and they hate him. Charges and trys to attack through bars, makes hissing noises and thump their tails. Been letting them meet for over a week now and they are in the same room all day but still they hate him. Will introducing them in a neutral area help?
C. I read about immersion training. I think my boy belongs to the not-pet-rat group.....
Immersion training says I have to fight to gain dominance over the rat,, does this really work?
To say the truth now I am scared shitless cause I've been bitten several times, I tried every taiming/training method except the third one. (Maybe it'stoo late to do immersion trainingnow, I don't know)
D. If I DO have to wait for his hormone level to fall, how do I clean his cage ?? I can't really move him, and he doesn't like to go into a moving container.
A mature male rat "rescued" from a feeder shop, rehomed several times because of aggression on human and other male rats.
I took him in a month ago and neutered him and have tried to work with him, but he is still aggressive.
He will lick treats off my fingers now, but will bite fingers with no treats.
He doesn't let me near him(raises body and opens mouth) but will walk all over me when I stay still. I took this to be the sign of friendliness, but now I think he looks down on me.
Can you help me??
A. He was neutered two weeks ago, should I wait longer for him to be less aggressive?
B. I let my girls (three 1year old girls) meet him through bars, and they hate him. Charges and trys to attack through bars, makes hissing noises and thump their tails. Been letting them meet for over a week now and they are in the same room all day but still they hate him. Will introducing them in a neutral area help?
C. I read about immersion training. I think my boy belongs to the not-pet-rat group.....
Immersion training says I have to fight to gain dominance over the rat,, does this really work?
To say the truth now I am scared shitless cause I've been bitten several times, I tried every taiming/training method except the third one. (Maybe it'stoo late to do immersion trainingnow, I don't know)
D. If I DO have to wait for his hormone level to fall, how do I clean his cage ?? I can't really move him, and he doesn't like to go into a moving container.