MorriganGrimm
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Hi all, so a day or so ago I posted about taking my rat Whitechapel to the vet who said that there might be bullying going on in the mischief on account of lost hair and irritated skin on his scrotum. Today I was checking all three of my boys again and Codsworth has the same thing, to a lesser scale. He also has a scratch on his ear that I think is new. I try and handle them daily, and I think I would have noticed. My third rat, Valentine, has no scratches or any missing hair, and gets along well with both of them. Is this an establishing dominance thing between Codsworth and Whitechapel? Or should I be more concerned about it (I'm already pretty concerned)?
They are a bit older than 8 weeks according to the vet, (8 weeks and 5 days), and I know that around the 2 month mark they start trying to establish a hierarchy, but I'm really not liking how the two are getting hurt, mild as it is. Does anybody have any advice? Should I let it play out, or do you guys think I'm gonna have to get one of them neutered? Below is the picture of Codsworth's ear.
They are a bit older than 8 weeks according to the vet, (8 weeks and 5 days), and I know that around the 2 month mark they start trying to establish a hierarchy, but I'm really not liking how the two are getting hurt, mild as it is. Does anybody have any advice? Should I let it play out, or do you guys think I'm gonna have to get one of them neutered? Below is the picture of Codsworth's ear.