My finger though seems to attract more attention. No food near. In the evening, day 1, I gave each some cuddle time. DH was quite skittish and managed to get off and away. Eek, ending up with me trying to get her back in hand. Although panicked, myself and I realise her, I managed to scoop her back and still kept her around me for a little longer — eventually putting her back.
About an hour later I was saying goodnight to them all and did the finger thing again and she got me. I also want to apologize for taking so long in which to respond. My own 2 rats have been very sick and have required treatments and medications several times a day.
I also work full-time. Then, we had an ice storm during which our power and internet were out for 8 days! Then one of my rats got another abscess on his face and needs extra care again. I really appreciate your patience and understanding.
How have your new girls been behaving since you last wrote? Especially Diamond Heart, of course. Are you sticking your finger through the bars of the cage? It sounds to me that, if DH is prone to biting your finger, that it would be best to avoid having your finger stuck out or around her at all in the beginning.
Young girls are notorious for keeping active and busy and usually cannot begin to comprehend the concept of cuddling until later in their lives. Also, if you got them from a pet store, they may not have been very well socialized. By that I mean that they may not be used to being handled by humans.
One post that might give you additional insight into things you can do to help them get more used to you is Bonding with Your New Pet Rats in 3 Easy Steps. Feel free to email me an update and I will respond much more promptly!
Could they be ill? Should we take them to the vet? As I wrote to Vanessa below I apologize for taking so long in which to respond. I understand how difficult it is to have your rat change behavior so drastically. Since you wrote, have you taken one or both of your rats to the vet? I have read essays and essays about rats and what I should do.
This week I transfered them from their baby cage to their new 5 story cage. Timgith I was changing heir bed linen and I theink I made one of the white ones with pink eyes jump.
He bit me. Why did this happen is it the shock of moving and then I made them jump? Thanks vanessa. It sounds like moving into the larger cage did cause your white rat with pink eyes to become afraid. Anything unfamiliar can cause them to be on extra high alert. Have things improved since you wrote?
Then my power recently was out for 8 days during an ice storm. Thank you for your patience and let me know how things are going and whether or not you need additional help.
Going slow and continually talking with your white rat who bit you will be helpful. They really respond when we talk with them soothingly. Rats with pink eyes appreciate hearing us softly talking to them since they have more trouble seeing us.
They have got much better. I started again and slowly got them used to my hand and hand fed them again so they knew the hand was not a fret. I can now hold them all again slowly slow. I hope you are staying well. I then you for your time and reply.
And wish you all the best for the furtue. Vanessa xx. I am so happy you wrote back and shared your update. Reading what you wrote puts a big smile on my face. Hi, I just got 4 rats from a pet store, and I am having a problem with 2 of them. First of all, the 2 that are not causing me a problem are actually both black eyed rats, but with the other two one is red eyed and one has one pink eye and one red eye.
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Rat-bite fever is not a reportable disease in the US, so the actual number of cases that occur annually is unknown. However, the incidence of the disease in the US is very low, and death from rat-bite fever is also rare. The cases that are known are those that are documented in the medical literature. To complicate matters, the clinical signs of rat-bite fever in people are nonspecific, and the tests to isolate or identify the organisms involved are not routine.
Often, a history of exposure to a rat, in combination with the clinical signs, is the clue that doctors use to suspect rat-bite fever in patients, and then diagnosis is based on specific testing methods. Although pet rats tend to be sweet-natured and get on well with people, the odd one may bite.
Your rat might be biting out of fear or as a form of rough play, but the most common explanation is just mistaken identity -- the rat has assumed your finger is a snack. This is especially likely if you make a habit of giving him treats through the cage bars. Determine why your rat is biting. Rats play-fight a lot. If he bites fingers pushed through the bars, he thinks the fingers are treats. Your rat is just being inquisitive, trying to catch your attention or showing affection, and you do not need to do anything.
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