if anyone is getting a pet rat people can give them advice

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acdc queen rock

FUNNY: Dom joly HELLO!

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acdc queen rock

FUNNY: Dom joly HELLO!

hello, you really love rattys dont ya

yep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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acdc queen rock

FUNNY: Dom joly HELLO!

Okay im not getting a rat becaus ei already have 6 ( 2 boys 4 girls )

Okay so my girls are split into 2 groups ( 2 are in one cage and 2 in the other )
they all came from the same breeder but i bought them at different times so theres an age gap between them.

Im trying to introduce the 2 newest one into the other 2 cage but my Russian Blue Dumbo ( Ercila ) is having none of it they scratches the hell out of my poor little Naked ( Mortisha ).

---Ive tried letting them out together in the bath tub = they are fine with each other
---Cleaning the whole cage out then putting all four in = Ercila beating everyone including her cage mate.

Im about try and bath them all so they smell the same and clean the cage out again hopefully this will work.

but do you have any other suggestions ?

After cleaning try dabbing a bit of vanilla essence on all the rats, dont know why but something to do with masking the smells.

i want some ratties x

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have you tried putting them in the other 2's cage and not the dominant ones cage either that or swap them over put the 3 that get on in the cage you want them in then once the 3 are settled then put in the one causing trouble. I've also heard that masking their sents can help but thats only when putting a male you've used for mating back in with males he's been with before. I've never personally had females that have fort and come off bad i've only had 2 dominant males get together by accident and rip each other apart. Females tend to squabble but if left to it usally sort out the pack order.

Well the one that causes the trouble is in the bigger cage with her cage mate the other cage isnt big enough for 4 rats, TBH i wouldnt deem it suitable for 2 rats but they are still quite small so there is enough room fot them.

Im going to try again tomorrow leaving them in longer this time, i just dont like seem my little naked all scratched

the vanilla essence worked a treat for me!