Rat helpplease
Wait for awhile and the new boy will tell you his name :)
I find naming rats a very personal thing. I've named over 200 rats in the last 11 years.
spazrats
"my life has gone to the rats"
best thing to do is get the younger rat to buy flowers and chocolates for older one. Then you have them see a movie together. If they dont pull it off just buy two more rats and another cage for them.
i was actually looking that up the other day. i'll just give you the web sites so you can read it there.
look at them both they have similar ideas but a few different ways of going about it.
another thing i learned about ferrets with new ferrets is putting a towl from one into the others cage and same with the other ferret. that might help with the rats too.
i hate to tell you this, but you shouldn't have just dropped them in the cage together and expected them to get along. the oldest rat that you have is just defending HIS territory against the new rat. also, you shouldn't have introduced them right away, you put your first rat's health at risk.
you are suppose to "quarantine" new rats for a minimum of at least 3 weeks. this is to watch your "new" rat and see if he is healthy and not going to give your new rat any type of illnesses. males are harder to introduce because they tend to be more territorial. i'm no expert on boys because i only have females, however i know of someone on here that can help you. her name is Sandra, and she goes by spazrats. i know that she has at LEAST 50 ratties of her own and is extremely devoted to rats and their care.