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Suddenly aggressive rat question
About 20 months ago I started with rats as pets. I had a colony of 5 males doing well together. Then I started with reptiles and decided to breed my feeders as well (of course keeping pets separate but using the males as studs so not to inbreed.) About 3 months ago now, suddenly I had 1 males pass with labored breathing and another got very ill. Vet saw the deceased and sick one. Said it was likely pneumonia caused by Myco flair up. The ill one was quarantined and treated and was himself after 4 weeks. In the meantime, several litters, several females had sneezing and runny noses. They were also treated with antibiotics. The 5 original males were always kept together until this incident. After the sick one returned to health I reintroduced to the 3 remaining males, they did well loose togather so I put the albino back in the cage. (BTW-it was the alpha male that passed) After 3 days of Stew being back with the colony, Templeton, my Rex started attacking him, not just squabbling, but bad fights. After bloodshed I removed Stew and re quarantined. His wounds healed and I introduced him to 2 younger males not ready for the large big guy cage. He’s doing great with them. Left in the cage (6 foot high by 3 foot wide custom cage) was a hairless Yoda, a young hooded (6 mos) Butterscotch and the 22 month old Rex, Templeton. Yoda, left for only 24 hours to be bred and was returned. For the next 10 days he was fine. Day 11 I noticed some squabling, seemed minor, but day 12 we came home to a masacred Yoda. Now, Templeton is beating up, butterscotch. I had to remove him after the end of his tail disappeared. Im currently trying to separate the cage so Templeton has a small space just for him and I hope to use the rest of the large cage for Butterscotch, Stew and the 2 younger males. I was going through pics and journals and Templeton, Stew and the deceased were always together in hammocks ect, they were buddies. Templeton has NEVER liked being alone. Did losing his best friend drive him to be so vicious? or is this normal male temperment when theyve been bred? Everyone else acts ok and Templeton has been fine for more than a year o f breeding. Templeton continues to go to the kids school and pet store on my shoulder, he’s everyones buddy(people). Does anyone know what would suddenly in the past 6 weeks make him so agressive? |
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| 09/22/08 01:30pm |
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Manderzratz View Profile |
Message To: Cinderellawkids In reference to Message Id: 1865725 Suddenly aggressive rat question
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| 09/22/08 02:24pm |
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Cinderellawkids View Profile |
Message To: Manderzratz In reference to Message Id: 1865744 Suddenly aggressive rat question
Due to my husbands sudden disability that is not possible. |
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| 09/22/08 03:28pm |
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Manderzratz View Profile |
Message To: Cinderellawkids In reference to Message Id: 1865787 Suddenly aggressive rat question
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| 09/22/08 04:07pm |
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Cinderellawkids View Profile |
Message To: Manderzratz In reference to Message Id: 1865808 Suddenly aggressive rat question
Fortunately for him he’s the one held the most by the kids and basically interacts with them the whole time they play PS2(which with preteen boys thats alot) |
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| 09/22/08 04:15pm |
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Manderzratz View Profile |
Message To: Cinderellawkids In reference to Message Id: 1865820 Suddenly aggressive rat question
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| 09/22/08 04:39pm |
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