i dont think to post about any of my other rodents!! i have 4 male rats: lennie and ronnie who are farther and son and armstrong and miller who are brothers.

they seem to keep fighting! its not constant and no damage is done but they just chase each other around and pin each other down then go about their bussiness! do i have to worry or is this normal? help please

Yes its normal they are just playfighting

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My Mini Zoo

2 Dogs - Denby and Daisy
2 Guinea Pigs - Beau and Hurley
3 Chickens - Rosemary, Kimberley and Henrietta
4 Hammy Boys - Marley,Yum Yum,Tick Tick & Jasper
1 Hammy Girl - Phoebe
6 Rattie boys - Jenson, Rom, Nog, Paris
Trip and Tucker
4 Rattie girls - Moogie, Yoshi, Tofor and Ezri

Gone but never forgotten

Rosa and Matilda (Hammies)
Button (Rattie)
Humphrey (Guinea pig)

If they wanted to hurt each other you would see injuries, its all part of ratty life, my boys used to do it till they got too lazy.

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gsds (Henrick and Bella), the cats (Syd, Lilly, Elvis and Dizzy), the gerbils (Honey, Lisa, crusty, Millhouse, Flanders, Bart and Homer), the rats (Valentine, Flower, Petal, Blossom, Koda, Cava, George), the mice (Minnie, Pop, Seudag, Caraid, Silver, Trouble, Athena, Pandora, Aphrodite, Meep, and Springtime)

oh thank god! well they are all under 6 months apart from lennie but im not sure how old he is! so they will get lazy soon

Im not an expert, but Im told that around 6 months is the peak of hormones, rats seem to spend a relatively large part of their lives being 'old' though, you might find out that they get a bit naughtier as their hormones kick in but as long as they arent injuring each other I wouldnt worry. You might want to increase their free range time if they are being silly, helps to tire them out a bit.

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gsds (Henrick and Bella), the cats (Syd, Lilly, Elvis and Dizzy), the gerbils (Honey, Lisa, crusty, Millhouse, Flanders, Bart and Homer), the rats (Valentine, Flower, Petal, Blossom, Koda, Cava, George), the mice (Minnie, Pop, Seudag, Caraid, Silver, Trouble, Athena, Pandora, Aphrodite, Meep, and Springtime)