Ok so I've always known that out of my 2, Toby was the more social one. Topher was always more willing to jump from me, back to her cage, no matter the distance. So she was skittish from the start. Since I have other pets, I am terrified of her escaping me and bumping into a dog or cat. So I never forced her to stay with me. Recently she's started biting. Not hard but enough to make me wary of her now. A couple nights ago, I put my finger about 4in from her face, thinking she'd come to me herself to check me out. Instead, she sort of ran at me then bit down on the tip of my finger. So now I'm afraid of her coming anywhere near me. The first time she bit me, it was my lip when I went to kiss her. I figured it was my lip gloss she thought smelled tasty
But I guess that's not it. I don't think she could have thought my finger was food a couple nights ago. I had washed my hands. And tonight she tried the same thing when I went to pick up Toby. Ran at me with her mouth open to bite. What is going on with her?? I really don't want an aggressive rat 