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One of my rat started to nip a little a few weeks back, only hands or feet, that was a bit after he managed to flip the dominating/dominated dynamic of the pair in his favor. at first i discouraged the behaviour be putting him in time-out in the carrier or back in the cage, mid play-time for a...

I brought home 2 young rats from Petco a few days ago. They've acclimated well to the mischief but, expectedly, are still skittish and getting used to handling. I'm assuming this is why they're nippy with me (not aggressive), but was wondering if they're like cats--? I've had a cat who suckled...

Hi guys, as the title says, how do YOU teach your rats to be gentle and respectful yet confident and comfortable with your hands in the cage? I began trying to do in-cage things with my three boys when I got them, but they were so terrified I backed off and worked on just getting them to...

How can i train Harry to stop biting me? He has been biting me every time i try to give him love. He comes up to me like he wants kisses like his brother. His brother Pilgore is very nice and doesn't bite or nip at all. But Harry keeps nipping at my lips and now he is biting my face every time i...