Chel
Well-Known Member
Ok so here is the problem:
my man rat Briar just bit me all of 10 minutes ago. It isn't a bad bite, he got me on my middle finger and it bled a fair bit, bandaided now, still stinging but the cut itself is very small.(is there anything special one should do to care for a rat bite)
Here are the details on Briar:
I got him from Dahlas in Mid February neutered, along with 2 of his brothers (he was 5 weeks at the time). He had abscesses on his belly from an tumble with a larger rat during intros while in her care, but it was all relatively minor. I had to clean them out and since then he hasn't been a huge fan of mine. I've handled him plenty, but he still doesn't seem to be coming around. He has nipped at me before but I always thought it was because I took him by surprise etc. and I always yelp when he does it so he knows it is wrong. He lives with his 2 brothers and 4 lady rats in a double CN.
This incident:
He was on the top level of the CN in a little house with one of his brothers and one of the lady rats. There was some paper towel around the house and I was cleaning the cage, so I reached in to grab the paper towel. Here is the part that gets me, the paper towel was a fair way out of the house so when he bit me he actually ran out of the house and nabbed my finger then went back in.
I don't know how to curb his aggressive behaviour, like I said, this isn't the first time he has been aggressive with me, but it is the first time he drew blood. i don't know if I'm experienced enough to deal with this! Any suggestions?
my man rat Briar just bit me all of 10 minutes ago. It isn't a bad bite, he got me on my middle finger and it bled a fair bit, bandaided now, still stinging but the cut itself is very small.(is there anything special one should do to care for a rat bite)
Here are the details on Briar:
I got him from Dahlas in Mid February neutered, along with 2 of his brothers (he was 5 weeks at the time). He had abscesses on his belly from an tumble with a larger rat during intros while in her care, but it was all relatively minor. I had to clean them out and since then he hasn't been a huge fan of mine. I've handled him plenty, but he still doesn't seem to be coming around. He has nipped at me before but I always thought it was because I took him by surprise etc. and I always yelp when he does it so he knows it is wrong. He lives with his 2 brothers and 4 lady rats in a double CN.
This incident:
He was on the top level of the CN in a little house with one of his brothers and one of the lady rats. There was some paper towel around the house and I was cleaning the cage, so I reached in to grab the paper towel. Here is the part that gets me, the paper towel was a fair way out of the house so when he bit me he actually ran out of the house and nabbed my finger then went back in.
I don't know how to curb his aggressive behaviour, like I said, this isn't the first time he has been aggressive with me, but it is the first time he drew blood. i don't know if I'm experienced enough to deal with this! Any suggestions?