[The Rat Kave]

I just rescued two male rats they were to be snake food but the snake refused to eat them (so they were in the cage with the snake for a period of time). They are about 4 months and 6 months. The larger one(6m) is more curious but very bite-y he doesn't seem to be scared because he'll willingly come up to me but then bite me not hard but enough to draw blood. The other one is quite skittish. I am however able to pet them when they are together in their hammock. Another big problem I have is at night they fight so loudly it wakes me up it sounds like they're tearing eachother limb from limb, but I'm pretty sure it's only a dominance thing. Is there any tips to help with the biting, and getting them used to me? And the crazy loud fighting(before I try neutering). Let me know if more info is wanted! Thank you!!

 

[Rat friends]

Aww Poor rats but yes my rats fight are there injury from the fight

 

[KefirRat]

Here’s the recommended method to encourage rats not to bite:

Put soft food like yoghurt or baby food onto a spoon and offer to the biting rat. If the rat tries to bite the food, they will bite the spoon in the process and learn that it hurts. This should encourage them to prefer licking over biting.

Over time, you can then attempt to put the soft food on your hand or finger and then offer it to the (hopefully former) biting rat. If they have learnt that biting can hurt, the rat should lick the food off instead of potentially hurting you with another bite.

 

[The Rat Kave]

Aww Poor rats but yes my rats fight are there injury from the fight

Not that I have seen. There doesn't seem to be any raised fur either they seem to care for eachother and sleep together. Neither seemingly want to give up control though.

 

[The Rat Kave]

Here’s the recommended method to encourage rats not to bite:

Put soft food like yoghurt or baby food onto a spoon and offer to the biting rat. If the rat tries to bite the food, they will bite the spoon in the process and learn that it hurts. This should encourage them to prefer licking over biting.

Over time, you can then attempt to put the soft food on your hand or finger and then offer it to the (hopefully former) biting rat. If they have learnt that biting can hurt, the rat should lick the food off instead of potentially hurting you with another bite.

Alright thank you I will try that!!