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Comet is one of the boys who came from the former snake owner. He's always had an odd behaviour which at first I attributed to him being scared and living him life in a tiny feeder bin. He's been here for a bit over 3 months and he still has the behaviour. My second thought was that someone picked on him before they came to me (they all lived together, except the nakie). But even if he is alone or with any of the others, including the boys he doesn't live with, he does this.
He doesn't really do anything. He sit in the corner of his litter pan, all day, all night. If I move the litter pan at all, he gets out and does rat things for a minute, but comes back and sits in it again. Always the same spot. He does it wether he is inside the cage or out. And he won't take food from me while he's in that mental zone. It's like he's not there. He also doesn't want anyone to come near him when he's there. He and his cage mates are a really solid group. I've never had problems with them, not even normal dominance scuffles. He's not neutered, none of them are.
He and his group are moving on to their new home really soon, so I'd like to figure out what he's doing. He does do rat things, eats, digs, plays, hoards, but always quickly goes back to his spot. Even if I move the pan or give a different one. If I take it away, he does it in one of the houses.
In these two videos he's in his spot (we were having playtime) and that's him making the noise. He does it all the time, but usually quietly. (The two other boys in the second video always cuddle with him in the pan at night. On occasion he moves to a hammock with them.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FONJFPigiIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ePqMew0zs
In this video I moved the litter pan and you can see how he gets out, but goes right back to that spot. He was a bit jumpy with the other rats, but normally isn't. He gets like that when the others (non-cage mates) are out with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onwJ6iQcV7I
Being a normal boy...
He doesn't really do anything. He sit in the corner of his litter pan, all day, all night. If I move the litter pan at all, he gets out and does rat things for a minute, but comes back and sits in it again. Always the same spot. He does it wether he is inside the cage or out. And he won't take food from me while he's in that mental zone. It's like he's not there. He also doesn't want anyone to come near him when he's there. He and his cage mates are a really solid group. I've never had problems with them, not even normal dominance scuffles. He's not neutered, none of them are.
He and his group are moving on to their new home really soon, so I'd like to figure out what he's doing. He does do rat things, eats, digs, plays, hoards, but always quickly goes back to his spot. Even if I move the pan or give a different one. If I take it away, he does it in one of the houses.
In these two videos he's in his spot (we were having playtime) and that's him making the noise. He does it all the time, but usually quietly. (The two other boys in the second video always cuddle with him in the pan at night. On occasion he moves to a hammock with them.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FONJFPigiIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ePqMew0zs
In this video I moved the litter pan and you can see how he gets out, but goes right back to that spot. He was a bit jumpy with the other rats, but normally isn't. He gets like that when the others (non-cage mates) are out with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onwJ6iQcV7I
Being a normal boy...
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