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I was wiping down the tiles I use to hold down the fleece liners in the cage and Mola was following my hand in a very focused manner. Suddenly, she pounced and got the inside of my right ring finger. I'm pretty sure that she was after the wet tissue because she always tries to steal those whenever I use them. She barely grazed me and the cut is 2-3 mm long. Right after, she started licking me after I pushed her away and lightly bopped her nose.
She's put her teeth on my before, but has never bitten down. Whenever she does put a finger in her mouth, I always push towards her and make a kissing/angry rat noise and she backs off. Sometimes, she looks uncomfortable right before she does this (but again, she never bites down) and I just push towards her until she stops and then I leave her alone for a bit. Other times, it's been right after I've given out treats or put food in the cage, so I probably smelled like something yummy.
The breeder (who I have gotten all my rats from) said she was a very sweet girl, and she's never shown signs of aggression. She sometimes shows behavior indicating that she is uncomfortable when I am petting her, but that's to be expected as I've only had her a week.
Anyways, is there anything I can do to stop her from mouthing me and going after the tissues? I'd like to be able to wipe things down without her accidentally biting me while she's going after a baby wipe.
She's put her teeth on my before, but has never bitten down. Whenever she does put a finger in her mouth, I always push towards her and make a kissing/angry rat noise and she backs off. Sometimes, she looks uncomfortable right before she does this (but again, she never bites down) and I just push towards her until she stops and then I leave her alone for a bit. Other times, it's been right after I've given out treats or put food in the cage, so I probably smelled like something yummy.
The breeder (who I have gotten all my rats from) said she was a very sweet girl, and she's never shown signs of aggression. She sometimes shows behavior indicating that she is uncomfortable when I am petting her, but that's to be expected as I've only had her a week.
Anyways, is there anything I can do to stop her from mouthing me and going after the tissues? I'd like to be able to wipe things down without her accidentally biting me while she's going after a baby wipe.