bless them! Bijou got into the piggie cage cos she's so little and a big chase went on...but couldn't work out who was chasing who! xx

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rats aren't that daft tbh, if you make sure you always smell of cat before seeing them they'll soon desensitise to cats (unless the cat is in the room, which is when they SHOULD be wary).

my rats, for instance, know which of my cats to be scared of. neeps. all our cats have wandered up to the cage on the first day of having them the rats always know which cat is dangerous and which ones can be ignored, they know them by scent also so will only freeze if the dangerous cat is in the room and ignore the smell of dangerous cat on me.

if yours are still young i would give them more time to get used to things and understand things, younger rats are just like kids, they need to learn how things work before they are confident enough to decide what is and isn't dangerous.. until then it's up to you to show them, you are alpha-rat. and as much as you can teach them they have plenty of things they can teach you.

rub something on the cat and stick it in the rats cage, let them get used to the smell, they'll soon only react (don't try to stop them reacting as it's a good thing!) when the cat is actually in the room with them.

it'll take a while for them to brave up to coming out again, but you can take them around the room and show them it's safe, then let them decide if they want to stay out. abit of perseverance will help too. its up to you if you want to let them come out on their own or give them abit of help by closing the door behind them lol. try getting them out under their own steam first.

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