seperating rats

So today was cleaning day! I cleaned the tub by getting all the rats on 1 side, placing cardboard inbetween and a quick vacuum of all the mess. I left 1/10 of it on 1 end dirty to hopefully train these guys to only use that side. These rats are NOT pet material. They are just too skiddish.. I put my hand in there and let them come up to me... every of them nibbled on me, good thing I had a glove on. I guess it's because I bought large feeders as pets... Maybe if I get some from a pet store that are meant as pets they will be friendlier... I'm thinking of culling off the male and getting a tamed one that I can handle so I can just rotate the male every cleaning.. That would be better. I realized... I'm scared of those damn teeth, I've been bit by rats in the past.... no fun @_@

Well. There's a difference between a nibble and a purposed bite. Rats will use their mouth to feel things like we do with our hands. A little nibble is normal and doesn't/shouldn't hurt. They're curious and inquisitive animals.

So just be aware that your rats may not be aggressive after all. Can you tell what sort of bite it is? When rats viciously bite, it hurts a lot!

As for taming a rat, it doesn't matter if they're from a pet stock or feeder stock. Pet store rats can be just as skiddish and aggressive as some feeders. Just as a feeder can be pet friendly as well. If you want tame and friendly rats, I suggest getting weaned or small rats to raise up and get used to you. I raised all my breeding animals from weaned rats I bought from different feeder sources. They're all pet tame and give my hands kisses when I stick them in the rat enclosures. Think of it like socializing a puppy. If you don't socialize that pup, it tends to be skiddish and easily frightened as an adult.


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Could be a nibble... I don't want to find out so once I feel pressure I pull away. I'm getting used to rats now though.... I can touch the smaller guys now that I've raised up...