Rat People Problems

Anonymous asked: The smaller one is younger and he's shy, so he tends to keep to himself and stay away from the larger one. They're both between 4 and 6 months of age, and it's an old guinea pig cage, 3' x 1 1/2' x 1'. They're fine together in the smaller cage but as soon as I close the door on the bigger cage the larger one jumps on the small one and starts attacking. If it doesn't work out in the new cage I'll definitely think about a neuter. It might just be that the larger one has claimed the big cage as his

It definitely seems that a neuter would be the best option :) the younger one seems to be minding his own business so the larger one shouldn’t really be attacking him unless it’s to establish dominance but if there’s blood it obviously isn’t working out too well. By the way, do you clean the cage and remove all scents from the rats & cage when you’re doing the final intro? If you’re not I’d recommend doing that too.