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Old 04-11-2010, 08:40 AM
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rat help!

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
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Old 04-11-2010, 08:52 AM
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Re: rat help!

Yes its normal they are just playfighting
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Re: rat help!

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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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
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Old 04-11-2010, 09:23 AM
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Re: rat help!

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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