Hiya!
This is my first post here at the forums and I have a question.
I recently acquired my very first rat in December. Her name is Angelina Doris and she is about eight months old. She is very sweet, a little jumpy but very adventurous. She doesn't spend much time in her cage as I prefer her to be outside with me (she is rummaging through my closet right now), but I've recently come up on a problem with her.
She will not poop outside of her cage, but she pees pretty much constantly wherever she is. She's always dribbling on something. A friend of mine said it's normal and that I should just get used to it, and I have.
My question though, is why is she peeing on me? She will crawl on top of my hand and pause there just to pee all over me. I've heard of male rats doing this but never females.
Anyone had this problem or have any suggestions?
This is my first post here at the forums and I have a question.
I recently acquired my very first rat in December. Her name is Angelina Doris and she is about eight months old. She is very sweet, a little jumpy but very adventurous. She doesn't spend much time in her cage as I prefer her to be outside with me (she is rummaging through my closet right now), but I've recently come up on a problem with her.
She will not poop outside of her cage, but she pees pretty much constantly wherever she is. She's always dribbling on something. A friend of mine said it's normal and that I should just get used to it, and I have.
My question though, is why is she peeing on me? She will crawl on top of my hand and pause there just to pee all over me. I've heard of male rats doing this but never females.
Anyone had this problem or have any suggestions?