I have had my rats in quite a small cage for the last three months and their new cage to last them the rest of their lives is ready, I had to wait till they'd grown a fair amount as the bar spacing is quite big but I'm finally confident the tiniest is ready.
Problem is I don't know how to transfer them. Should I do it gradually or just one day put them and all their current toys and houses in?
I have had them in the cage to check if they can squeeze through the bars and they just really freak out, they sort of revert back to the day I got themsort of behaviour and then won't let me touch them and I don't want to go back to square one of taming as one of them will happily climb me whereas the other is just a nervous boy.
But the basic question is gradual introduction to a new cage till they live there or put them in and leave them there till they love it?
Thank you in advance and I know my wording isn't great today, sounds kind of mean but it's just one of those days ???
Problem is I don't know how to transfer them. Should I do it gradually or just one day put them and all their current toys and houses in?
I have had them in the cage to check if they can squeeze through the bars and they just really freak out, they sort of revert back to the day I got themsort of behaviour and then won't let me touch them and I don't want to go back to square one of taming as one of them will happily climb me whereas the other is just a nervous boy.
But the basic question is gradual introduction to a new cage till they live there or put them in and leave them there till they love it?
Thank you in advance and I know my wording isn't great today, sounds kind of mean but it's just one of those days ???