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Old 11-07-2009, 01:39 AM
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Re: New rodents under my care...

I'm glad your taming worked out so well.

I start handling the pups at three days of age and keep increasing how long I have them out and how many times a day I take them out all the way until they are weaned at around 3 and a half weeks. Then there tends to be a period of 2-4 where I have to give them their space and only pick them up if they actually want to be picked up, like if they actively seek out my hand when I am changing food and water and climb aboad. If they don't then I leave them alone until they are ready.

Amber went through a period like that but she is past it now and loves to be plucked out of the tank for a pet.
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