hi, i have five female rats, 2 of them are bullying one and have pulled its hair out and bitten her which has made her bleed.

JayC

hi, i have five female rats, 2 of them are bullying one and have pulled its hair out and bitten her which has made her bleed.

should i separte the rats into two groups? (the bullies in one and the other 3 in another)

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felinluvndbrki 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (5 minutes after post)

get a different change for the one thats getting bullied. My hamsters (both girls mother and daughter) fought all the time. idk why but dont keep um together.

JayC 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

i know but i thought rats hat to be kept in groups. so i thought split them into 2 groups.

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felinluvndbrki 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (8 minutes after post)

i dont think they have to be in groups. cause if you only want one rat it doesnt die.

JayC 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (10 minutes after post)

yeah i no but they get depressed. it says everywhere to keep them in groups where possible so i didn’t no if i should split them rather than leave one by it self

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Barbyman 5 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (31 minutes after post)

What actually is happening the bully Rats want a Boy Rat and the story is in there mind that the Rat what is bullied becomes a Boy ,but as you know it is a Girl.So there is your Problem, change her to a Boy Rat ,by going in to a Pet Shop and trade her in..No more bullying…

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JayC 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (33 minutes after post)

yeah but i’m not planning on babies!!!

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Barbyman 5 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (8 hours, 35 minutes after post)

get him Cut….

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Catlady 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (9 hours, 3 minutes after post)

Whatever you do, don’t keep any of them on their own. They really do need company from their own kind. Trying a separation like you said may be the best option for now, and see how it goes. It has nothing to do with the gender of the rat either, some are just more aggressive by nature and groups of rats need to establish a heirarchy, so scuffles are quite common. How long has the bullying been going on? Are any of them new to the group?

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Catlady 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 4 weeks ago (9 hours, 8 minutes after post)

Also, I noticed you have some other posts about rats too. You should visit http://www.fancy-rats.co.uk - it’s a good forum, lots of helpful people!

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6 months, 3 weeks ago (22 hours, 34 minutes after post)

Catlady wrote:
Whatever you do, don’t keep any of them on their own. They really do need company from their own kind. Trying a separation like you said may be the best option for now, and see how it goes. It has nothing to do with the gender of the rat either, some are just more aggressive by nature and groups of rats need to establish a heirarchy, so scuffles are quite common. How long has the bullying been going on? Are any of them new to the group?

I’ve had the rats for about 2 months and got them when they were around 6 weeks old (although they r all from different litters and therefore are slightly different ages) the breeder though, kept them together after they were weened. The bullying has been goin on for about a week but she only got scabs 2 days ago.

Catlady 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 3 weeks ago (2 days, 3 hours after post)

It might be an age thing. It’s possible that they’ll always have little scuffles, but this current bullying might be down to them getting to an age where they start getting more dominant. I have two males that got started fighting a lot more once they got to a certain age, then it settled down again. How serious is the bullying? I know you said one of them drew blood but has this been happening a lot or was it a one off? It could just be a phase, but keep a close eye on them and if things don’t improve then you could try separating them into two groups and see if that helps.

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erush #
An Unknown Location | 6 months ago (3 weeks, 2 days after post)

you’s r stupid! just put the rat that’s being bullied in a cage next to the cage with the other two!!! PROBLEM SOLVED!

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JayC 0 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months ago (3 weeks, 2 days after post)

thanks for ur help but i wouldn’t call me stupid. i don’t want any of them by themselfs coz its not fair as they are social animals.

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partlythere 2 #
An Unknown Location | 5 months, 2 weeks ago (1 month, 1 week after post)

i had similar problems with my guinea pigs, seperate the two bullies from the rest of the group, rats are smarter the guinea pigs, they will learn that their behaviour will result in their being removd from the group

don’t punish the bullied rat by removing her, she’s just a victim!

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Anonymous #
5 months, 2 weeks ago (1 month, 1 week after post)

they all seem to be getting on well at the moment, i think it may have been them trying to find a boss!!!

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