advice needed
Hey, I’m a rat dad to two young females (both three months-ish old; sisters from the same litter). They got along great until very recently I’ve started noticing problems. Lately they’ve been fighting pretty frequently, and I’m 90% sure this may not be just play behavior / establishing dominance because they SCREAM bloody murder when they fight, and blood has been drawn once. It’s the kind of scream rats scream when they fight an unfamiliar rat. I’ve had to separate them temporarily a few times bc they got into a rat ball and i was afraid they hurt themselves.
So.. i guess i’m just confused as to WHY this just started happening. I know this is around their “puberty” age but I guess i was just under the impression that only males developed hormonal aggression. Is it possible for females to do so? I’ve seen no signs of illness or injury that couldve caused one of them to lash out (plus, they’re both still perfectly sweet towards me.) but do yall think that i should get them checked out to be sure one of them isn’t in pain or something? Any advice appreciated.
Hey, I’m a rat dad to two young females (both three months-ish old; sisters from the same litter). They got along great until very recently I’ve started noticing problems. Lately they’ve been fighting pretty frequently, and I’m 90% sure this may not be just play behavior / establishing dominance because they SCREAM bloody murder when they fight, and blood has been drawn once. It’s the kind of scream rats scream when they fight an unfamiliar rat. I’ve had to separate them temporarily a few times bc they got into a rat ball and i was afraid they hurt themselves.
So.. i guess i’m just confused as to WHY this just started happening. I know this is around their “puberty” age but I guess i was just under the impression that only males developed hormonal aggression. Is it possible for females to do so? I’ve seen no signs of illness or injury that couldve caused one of them to lash out (plus, they’re both still perfectly sweet towards me.) but do yall think that i should get them checked out to be sure one of them isn’t in pain or something? Any advice appreciated.