Rat helpplease
Rat helpplease2007-11-24 22:14:25
i will give you her web link along with some others so that you can better familiarize yourself with rat care and the behavior of rats.
also, yahoo has some wonderful groups that you can join and you can talk to other owners of rats.
It is easiest to introduce rats to their companions when they are young (preferably under 10 weeks old). However, even adult rats can be introduced to companions. When introducing adult rats, first clean out the cage thoroughly to remove territorial scents from the resident rat. Dab both rats with perfume or vanilla essence (to disguise their smells) and introduce them on neutral territory, not in a cage which one recognises as its own. There will usually be some fighting for the first few days after they are introduced. This is not usually serious, but to avoid it you may prefer to introduce them gradually, letting them first just sniff each other and then work up to putting them in the same cage over about a week. It is harder to introduce adult male rats to other adult males, and such introductions need to be done over several weeks. It is usually fairly easy to introduce an adult male to a young baby male of 6-10 weeks, although the introduction must be carefully supervised
Well of course they were OK at the shop, Rocky wasn't in his territory. But as soon as someone invades his home he'll get defensive. So what you need to do is, put the babies scent, either urine or his bedding into Rocky's cage for about a week. That way he'll get used to the babies scent. Then he should be OK with the baby inside of his cage. Just remember, Rocky is the boss, Its his home. Just give them time and each time Rocky attacks the baby, put him in time out. But don't put them together for about a week or so. Just try what I told you. Good luck.
well theres one thing i know about them and its that well when i had 2 girl hampsters they fought all the time and one even put a hole in the other then when i went to get a cage for the second one and i told the cashier my problem she said u never want to put two females or two males together unless they were born from the same mom or else they will fight constently
Start over. Keep them separated for a few days, but where they can see and smell each other. Then, move the older rat into the newer rat's cage, so he is not defending his territory -- and watch them closely. If they still fight, they may never be able to live together, I'm afraid. You could try neutering the older one or even both of them -- it's a good idea to neuter them anyway if you can.