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| Heather |
I'm pleased to report that things with Speck seem to be going well.
Though she still resists being caught to some extent, once she's with
me she settles down right away. She nestles herself near my collarbone
and is content enough to take snacks, and usually falls right asleep in
there. In the cage setting, she is still quite nervous when she sees me
coming but will often lick or climb onto my hand and even venture onto
(or into) the sleeve before running back to safety. I figure that in
another week she will have made even greater progress. So thanks again,
Joanne, for the great technique. I only wish I had known about it when
my other rats were young.
Anyway, this brings me to my new problem. When I put Speck back in the
cage, the other two are often mean to her and treat her roughly when
she tries to get in the nest box with them, no doubt because they
perceive that she has been getting "special treatment" or something
along those lines (and they do have a point). Can't we all just get
along?
Heather
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| Joanne |
Heather wrote:
> I'm pleased to report that things with Speck seem to be going well.
> Though she still resists being caught to some extent, once she's with
> me she settles down right away. She nestles herself near my collarbone
> and is content enough to take snacks, and usually falls right asleep in
> there. In the cage setting, she is still quite nervous when she sees me
> coming but will often lick or climb onto my hand and even venture onto
> (or into) the sleeve before running back to safety. I figure that in
> another week she will have made even greater progress. So thanks again,
> Joanne, for the great technique. I only wish I had known about it when
> my other rats were young.
>
> Anyway, this brings me to my new problem. When I put Speck back in the
> cage, the other two are often mean to her and treat her roughly when
> she tries to get in the nest box with them, no doubt because they
> perceive that she has been getting "special treatment" or something
> along those lines (and they do have a point). Can't we all just get
> along?
>
> Heather
>
That's great news about Speck... would it be to overwhelming for you to
grab all three girls to put in your shirt once in a while? That's
exactly what happened with my sister's little boy. He's being integrated
with two spayed girls and they were not very impressed with him so now
she grabs all three rats and puts them in her shirt. But she still does
the one on one with the little boy.
Even if you don't want all three in your shirt, eventually they will
accept the new one. They are just showing her who's boss. ;)
--
Joanne
Owned by 14 rats
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