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MYK098
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Help Please! 
i have two male rats. one is completely calm, and the other one is a monster. a monster to other rats, that is. He is really sweet to humans. the aggressive rat fights the docile one and there is blood in every fight. The fights happen at wierd intervals. there could be no fight in one month, then 8 fights the next month, one fight a week, then two fights a week, then no fights for three weeks ect. but there is blood in every fight. there ususally isn’t blood staining the bedding. that only happened once. i thought the calm rat was going to die. i kept them seperate for a few days. the aggressive rat didn’t seem to mind being alone. the calm rat went crazy and trashed his cage every time i fixed it. he chucked all of his bedding through the bars, ate his hammock, flipped his plastic hide, knocked over his food dish, peed and pooped all over his food. i spent five hours with each rat that day. the aggressive rat acted like he normally does and cuddled me. when he was put back into his cage he didn’t mess anything up. every time i checked on him he was sleeping or eating. the calm rat ran up to the cage bars every time he saw me. he acted really nervous and on edge when i spent time with him. my calm rat HATES being alone for any period of time and my aggressive rat just wants to be with me. he doesnt seem to like his cage mate much. i know i should seperate them for the calm rat’s safety, but im also worried about his sanity. i dont want him to go crazy in a cage alone for a few hours. getting another rat is not an option and neither is neutering because the aggressive rat has breathing problems. the anestesia would probably kill him. i dont know what to do...some days i find the rats curled up sleeping together, and other days i find my calm rat cowering in a corner bleeding, while my aggressive rat pretends hes not there. my agressive rat seems to enjoy his company at times but snaps at him for no obvious reason. the calm rat is barely a year old and the aggressive rat is definitely over a year but i dont know the exact age. i got him as an adult. is there an option im overlooking here? i really need some advice right now.
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