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So I am not sure if this is the right forum to post this in!
So recently I got my third rat. He is a little champagne boy 7 weeks old and precious but very skittish. At first we thought it was just because he was young and in a new environment. However after some handling and basic trust training exercises we have learn that he is also very blind. We discovered this after the flash light test!
My question is should I proceed with introductions to my colony(2 other boys) as planned, or do I need to take it slower? When introducing a blind rat to a colony are there any other steps that need to be taken or omitted; such as swapping cages?
My current plan was another week of him bonding with just me. A week of their cages next to each other, mixed with a few hours here and there of cage swapping. Around the third week individual bath tub introductions 30 minutes at a time followed by group meetings. Finishing with the 4th week being cage tests and having him moved in.
So recently I got my third rat. He is a little champagne boy 7 weeks old and precious but very skittish. At first we thought it was just because he was young and in a new environment. However after some handling and basic trust training exercises we have learn that he is also very blind. We discovered this after the flash light test!
My question is should I proceed with introductions to my colony(2 other boys) as planned, or do I need to take it slower? When introducing a blind rat to a colony are there any other steps that need to be taken or omitted; such as swapping cages?
My current plan was another week of him bonding with just me. A week of their cages next to each other, mixed with a few hours here and there of cage swapping. Around the third week individual bath tub introductions 30 minutes at a time followed by group meetings. Finishing with the 4th week being cage tests and having him moved in.