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09-May-08, 05:02 PM
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my male rat keeps attacking my female...wot do i do? i hav seperated them for the moment until i find out wot the problem is..... |
09-May-08, 05:11 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | | i think they are getting close to breeding age....the female looks to b a lil smaller then the male but they were the same size wen i got them as weanlings...i didnt notice any of this fighting before...there wasnt any bad screaming that i noticed, cud he be trying to seduce her? he did seem to be quite agressive though...any help wud b great. |
09-May-08, 05:38 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | what body part is he attacking her with? |
09-May-08, 05:52 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | | i didnt actualli see him bite her but thats wot it looked like he was doing, they move so quick...he was chasing her around n wot looked to b biting her. |
09-May-08, 05:53 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | | but there was no painful scream as a rat wud usualli make if it was badly hurt |
09-May-08, 06:00 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Melbs Age/Gender: 22  | | | | maybe he is just interested in her and wants to breed but the female isn't interested yet??
When did this behaviour start? If it's only recent, I'd keep an eye on them for a few more days to see how they go, though if it starts to turn ugly I'd separate immediately.
Any other recent changes/adaptations to their environment/feeding??
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09-May-08, 06:03 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | Can you just feed the male to a snake?
Stewart |
09-May-08, 06:16 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by reptilesDownUnder  Can you just feed the male to a snake?
Stewart | can u jus not say anything if ur not wanting to help? |
09-May-08, 06:17 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | | there have been no changes in their environment, i onli noticed it tonite...i went to check on them, and he was chasing her around and seemed to be realli agressive... |
09-May-08, 06:19 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bugsy can u jus not say anything if ur not wanting to help? | You posted this in the Herp Help section. I assumed you were talking about feeder rats.
Stewart |
09-May-08, 06:24 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by reptilesDownUnder You posted this in the Herp Help section. I assumed you were talking about feeder rats.
Stewart | i am talking about feeder rats, but i onli hav the one pair, n they are yet to breed....so i want the male, i jus dont want him to eat her...can u help? |
09-May-08, 06:25 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: nth qld | | | | my male and females are separated until i decide that it is time to mate |
09-May-08, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by kandi my male and females are separated until i decide that it is time to mate | That's probably what most people do, right? Do your males harass your females when you put them together? Is it all part of the courting process? Sex in many animals is quite violent.
Stewart |
09-May-08, 06:32 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Melbs Age/Gender: 22 | | | | hmmm well I'm thinking unless the fighting is serious in which one or the other is getting hurt badly, and both rats are still eating normally, I wouldn't worry too much about it as rats tend to be quite territorial and often scrap with one another, so it's actually quite normal. They should settle down after a a week or so though, just give it some time.
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09-May-08, 07:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | thnx rockchik  i put the female bak wit the male n observed closer without stressin so much, n wot he does is chases her around sniffing her crutch, then tries to roll her over....so i think there may b a lil love in the air, he's jus agressive about it... | | |
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