For those of you who haven't seen my post about Liam, refer to here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=35489
So, Liam is still biting. I'm typing this with 2 big gashes in my knuckles from trying to pet him. I'm scared to even put my hand in the cage to pet him, or Logan (his brother who I also adopted from the SPCA). Logan is sweet, very timid, but not a biter at all. Liam is the only one out of all of the rats that came in that bites. Thankfully! No matter what, he will stay with me and I'll just be happy that he's safe with me but man, it's definitely a little stressful to deal with. I understand why he would bite, I don't even blame him and even if he never allows me to pick him up (which is difficult, he's sooo damn cute), I can handle that but it would be so nice if I could get him to stop biting.
I've never dealt with a biter before, so I'm kind of at a loss. I pull my hand away and "yelp" when he bites me but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference. I just want him to have a happy life and I know I could give him a much happier life if we could interact without me bleeding everywhere lol.
I know many of you have dealt with biters... please give me all the advice that you can. I just want my little guy to be happy :heart:
So, Liam is still biting. I'm typing this with 2 big gashes in my knuckles from trying to pet him. I'm scared to even put my hand in the cage to pet him, or Logan (his brother who I also adopted from the SPCA). Logan is sweet, very timid, but not a biter at all. Liam is the only one out of all of the rats that came in that bites. Thankfully! No matter what, he will stay with me and I'll just be happy that he's safe with me but man, it's definitely a little stressful to deal with. I understand why he would bite, I don't even blame him and even if he never allows me to pick him up (which is difficult, he's sooo damn cute), I can handle that but it would be so nice if I could get him to stop biting.
I've never dealt with a biter before, so I'm kind of at a loss. I pull my hand away and "yelp" when he bites me but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference. I just want him to have a happy life and I know I could give him a much happier life if we could interact without me bleeding everywhere lol.
I know many of you have dealt with biters... please give me all the advice that you can. I just want my little guy to be happy :heart: