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Just about a week ago I rescued two female five week old African soft-furred babies from a man who breeds them for his pythons, a breed of rats I've never heard of.
At first, one of the two was letting me hold her but since bringing them home, I've noticed she's gotten super unsocial/ scared of me like the other baby female. At first I thought it was just that they were getting used to a "home" as opposed to a feeder farm but now I'm starting to question the breed all together and looking them up, I've found hardly any advice on them other than resources on them as food for snakes!
What worries me more is that I've rescued rats in the past and they've hardly ever had difficulty warming up to me whatsoever -- they were practically snuggling with me in about the same amount of time I've had these two new females.
Are African soft-furred rats more like mice in terms of their intelligence/ social capabilities? Really looking for some information on what to expect from them... I don't want to scare them further if they're meant to truly be a buddy.
Please help!
At first, one of the two was letting me hold her but since bringing them home, I've noticed she's gotten super unsocial/ scared of me like the other baby female. At first I thought it was just that they were getting used to a "home" as opposed to a feeder farm but now I'm starting to question the breed all together and looking them up, I've found hardly any advice on them other than resources on them as food for snakes!
What worries me more is that I've rescued rats in the past and they've hardly ever had difficulty warming up to me whatsoever -- they were practically snuggling with me in about the same amount of time I've had these two new females.
Are African soft-furred rats more like mice in terms of their intelligence/ social capabilities? Really looking for some information on what to expect from them... I don't want to scare them further if they're meant to truly be a buddy.
Please help!