my pet rat keeps biting the other rat in the cage. except splitting them up what can i do?

Answers:
SPLIT THEM UP

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let them fight

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Sounds pain full. I've never been bittern in the cage before

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Did you indroduce them first? They need up to a week introduction on a couch or bed before putting them in the cage together. If you did do that, the old one will have little scruffles to show dominance. But you need to slowly introduce them.

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You'll have to split them up or they'll end up killing each other!

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You probably have two males. Split them up or pull their teeth.

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The only thing you can do is separate them or the one will kill the other one.

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Get rid of them both, They freak me out

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First you have to introduce the males to eachother in a roomy place none of them have been before. If you don't usually let them spend time on the kitchen floor you can use this. Put both or on the floor and watch them. Be sure to do this an evening that you want to spend at home.

You could also use a new or totally cleaned out cage. It is important put in both males at the same time. If you put in one first and the next after as little as ten minutes you may have a big fight on your hands.

To be sure they don't have a reason to fight both rats can be bathed with a perfumed shampoo, to smell the same.

If they do not go on fine together there is probably something wrong - then you should neuter the most aggressive male or both.
Rats are meant to live together in big hoards, and the normal rat behavior is not to fight as long as there is enough space and food and so on. Males bond to eachother and may become close friends!

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You will have to split them up now before its to late

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well you could feed it or make it wear a muzzle or put it on the naughty step

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. . . which part of the body is the "cage"? - I only ask because my Shih-tsu keeps biting my teddy-bear in the backside . . .

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Rats should only be kept together if they are the same sex and from the same litter. They are sociable animals and enjoy company but if one of them was introduced later then they will fight!
please seperate them if they are not.
Bear in mind they do play fight and though they look serious, often they are not. My two male rats playfight alot but they are brothers and have never seriously fought.
Good luck with them
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apart from splitting them up you could try buying a much bigger cage so that they can get away from each other if they want to. My rats are brothers but occasionally Bodger decides to bash his brother up. However the cage is 3 feet tall and 3 wide with several levels on, with lots of tubes, tunnels, and hidey places so the other just gets away until Bodger has calmed down again. They never have serious fights . If they did, I would seperate them. They cuddle up together and sleep all the time. Just Bodger gets a little moody sometimes.

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u will probably have to split them..sometimes they just cant get along.

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If it doesn't draw blood, fighting is fine. If it does draw blood, take the bitting rat to the vet, it may have something painful making it irritable.

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I've got pet rats, and what they will do is the one who started the fight will get the other to lay on it's back, to tell him that's he's the boss. All you have to do is take the rat that started it out the cage and in your hands turn him over. That shows the rat your the boss.

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When you say biting, how hard are you meaning? If they are drawing blood, or screaming really loudly and also wrestling around fighting, you will probably have to separate them. Some rats, especially males, simply cannot get along. Though it is preferable for rats to have a cagemate, if they don't get along with other rats, they can do fine on their own provided they get a lot of human interaction.

If they aren't biting each other very hard, or aren't squabbling at all, just little nips here and there, it's probably okay to leave them. They are most likely trying to figure out who is dominant, and once they get that all sorted out they will calm down.

If they are males, neutering them can help curb these aggressive tendancies.

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Move the cages further away from each other! maybe keep it away from that cage!

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The general rule is "no blood, no foul"

As long as nobody is bleeding, let them work it out. Do not, under any circumstances, put your own hand into the cage to break it up! If you have to use something, a piece of cardboard can help to separate them, but I use a spray bottle filled with water and give them a couple of squirts.

Two of my boys were really aggressive, fighting, screaming, bullying the others, and when I got them neutered it completely changed them. They are sweet squishy ratmen now, well mannered and friendly. They also do not scent mark and have no buck grease.

If your rats are boys, I suggest neutering them. It is a perfectly good solution to your problem, and will benefit them in the long run. If they are girls, try the squirt bottle. In either case, check out http://www.goosemoose.com . It's the best forum for rat owners and a lot of great people have all the advice you could ever need.