Aggressive females

[Andybill]

LOL This whole thread is full of hilarity. I certainly don't think they were emancipated BPs

As for the rats being aggressive.. I rarely have issues with them fighting, and if I do, I try to find out who is starting the fights. Sometimes they just don't like each other.. if it's a female or group of females beating up a male, usually helps to clean out all the bedding as mentioned above, and toss in new.. you can also rub or spray them down with something like vanilla, or even put them all in a sterilite with about an inch of water while you clean, and then throw them all back in the breeder tub together. Something about living through a trauma together forms bonds with rats.... seriously. Putting something scented like the vanilla on them gives them something else to think about - like grooming themselves and each other, another bonding moment, that gets a lot of territorial rats over their social problems.

I only have one male that starts fights, and is a bit too forceful with the ladies.. he is also the only rat I have with a name (well that's a lie, but the other one with a name isn't appropriate to post on the forums), therefore he is living out his days as a single boy. He gets head scratches, but no longer gets to date the ladies, and must stay a good 2000 rat feet away from any nursery tubs.

Lol! I think he meant emaciated! LOL!

I thought it was strange that they were being aggressive toward him so ofcourse had to ask if it was normal for pregnant rats to be aggressive toward a new male. I will keep all of those tips in mind! Appreciate it!

[decensored]

lol yes I did, stupid spell check hahaha

[Anatopism]

lol yes I did, stupid spell check hahaha

It's OK, we got what you meant Sometimes when I am typing on my phone it puts things like 'Herzogivina' instead of 'jeeze'.. and I don't catch it until it's too late, or it's too much of a hassle to fix due to the day's particular humidity and heat levels (you meant to click THAT link all the way over there, right??), I don't fight the phone, and just let errors be.

[Sama]

I don't tend to rotate my males around like that so I am not to much help. Mine are all in trios and typically stay that way until I decide I want to try a different pairing. At that point I clean the cages well and move anybody around that I want to. However I only do that rarely and often the trios are together through multiple litters, dad is usually a big help. I have had minor issues bringing in new blood where they can pick on the newcomer until they draw blood, but not often. And as mentioned if you spray them with vanilla then they all smell the same and don't usually recognize the newcomer. I do have one girl that hates change and anytime I want to move anyone in her cage I have to stand by for a while I case she gets too mean.