I'm not really concerned- but I thought I'd share.
I have two rat girls who are sisters of the same litter. They squirm a lot and don't have much time for scritches (they have VERY busy VERY important schedules, you know!) but when they do have time for it they will start with grinding their teeth- as I've read many rats do when happy- but then eventually will start jerking their bodies in short little waves, evenly spaced between each jerking movement. They aren't trying to escape and seem distraught if I stop scratching... I just wondered if other rats do this or if mine are just nuts?
I have two rat girls who are sisters of the same litter. They squirm a lot and don't have much time for scritches (they have VERY busy VERY important schedules, you know!) but when they do have time for it they will start with grinding their teeth- as I've read many rats do when happy- but then eventually will start jerking their bodies in short little waves, evenly spaced between each jerking movement. They aren't trying to escape and seem distraught if I stop scratching... I just wondered if other rats do this or if mine are just nuts?