Hi I’m Chrissie I hope you are well. I really need some help to learn what each rat vocalisations means. Is there anyone who could possibly help me to learn them or even just reply to this thread with a list of vocalisations snd there meaning would be great. The reason I need to learn rat vocalisations and there meanings is because I got two rats (Cheese who was five weeks old and Pickle who was six weeks old) just before Christmas they are half Brother’s (they have the same Dad) but they have very different personalities Cheese is a non stop Duracell bunny type rat who just wants to play all the time, while Pickle is a play for for 10 minutes then just wants to chill in his cave watching what’s going on but this was causing friction between them and Pickle was getting more aggressive when Chreesevwouldnt stop pestering him. So I contacted my vet and they advised I get a third rat which I now have and we have called him Ham (he is half Brother to both Cheese and Pickle as he has the same Dad) and he is currently six weeks old and we haven’t put him in with Cheese and Pickle yet as when he arrived (via courier) it turned out the lady had lied about his age and size which she denies but it was our vet who says he is 6 weeks old at max and definitely not the ten weeks old like the lady said he was. We have put him in a separate cage and have allowed the elder two to sniff him through the bars of his cage and we have held him and let them snug him and vice versa but we have noticed that he makes a chipping/chirping noise but I have no idea if it means he is happy to see them, wants to be let out or let go so he can play with them, maybe it gets too much for him as wherever he goes in the cage they follow him on the outside of the cage and maybe that scares him so he makes that noise🤔. If anyone has any advise or knowledge about this pleas do let me know as the help would be very much appreciated. I hope you have a wonderful weekend 🍀.
Best Wishes & Stay Safe
Chrissie 😊x
Best Wishes & Stay Safe
Chrissie 😊x