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| Okay, so I gave both my rats a treat Ginger is 6 months and larger then my 2 month old rat, Ginger finished her treat first and decided she wanted more so she ran to June(my baby) and tried to get her treat but June wouldn't give it to her. 2 seconds later I hear screeching and Ginger runs out of the igloo with June's treat.(This happened yesterday). I checked on June and she appeared to be okay and wanted to be played with. The next day(today) I checked on her and she has a scab on her thy!!!I am kinda mad at ginger, but my mom says it's normal for rattie to do that. Should I do anything??
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Here are some SmallAnimalChannel articles on rat behavior that you might find helpful:
When Rats Bite
Know why rats bite and how to handle this behavior.
http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/rats/rat-behavior/when-rats-bite.aspx
Read Rat Body Language
Rats communicate through vocalization and body language.
http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/rats/rat-behavior/rat-body-language.aspx
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| Okay, thank you feathersnfuz but my rat didn't bite me, it bit it's roommate.
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Oh OK. I did some searching around and some of these articles might be able to help or at least give you some angles to think about:
How Many Rats?
Rats are social animals and enjoy company.
http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/rats/rat-interaction/how-many-rats.aspx
Blog Entry - Rat Behaviors
http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/critter-blog/rat-shellyane/090211-blog.aspx
And these articles are about other critters fighting with each other but offer some good advice that can be applied to your rats:
Gerbils Begin Territorial Scuffles That Concern The Owner
Males hitting adolescence will usually establish an alpha-structure at that time.
http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/critter-experts/gerbil/male-gerbils-fighting.aspx
Gerbil Fight Club
Your tell all guide to gerbil fighting.
http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/gerbils/gerbil-behavior/gerbil-fighting.aspx
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| Happens sometimes. As long as it doesn't become a regular thing, i would leave them.
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