hopefloats
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Is attitude contagious in colonies? :laugh4: I mean both good and bad attitudes.
Templeton is alpha with 4 rat group, which consist of ludo, al, and loki. Which they all act the same, i sit here and watch the difference in my two separate boy groups, it just amazes me. I can watch them forever comparing who is doing what to who and why.
Templeton's group is lazy man rats. They always have been pretty lazy guys, even beyond the sickness. they stir when food is round, they see a rat cage come closer, or my dog. This whole group hisses at my dog when she come near them. None of my other rats do, but every single one of these boys will hiss at her.... the whole group has been neutered because of this :dance: i am so over their little attitude. They also don't really play much anymore, Templeton and Loki are about 9 ish months old now, ludo and al are around 7ish months old, each are a pair of siblings and most likely father and son relation too. but they are like 4 peas in a pod.
Toby is alpha in his group. Toby and dopey, i would assume are related maybe? don't know they are about 9 months old, Edgar Eli and Bart, same litter, they are i would guess 4-5 months old, and little Finley who i don't have a clue on his age. This whole group is a hyper boy rat fest. They run and play all day long, they popcorn, they flip, they are easy going. These guys prefer to be rearranging their cage, or running constantly than to sleep. These guys have never hissed at my dog, never showed the cage puffing, nothing. They have the same personalities as each others, just like Mr. T's group is a crab, sleeping, huffing rat group.
It could be, my group of 4 are just genetically alike or they are socialized into it by Templeton and Loki?
I know you are a product of your surrounding, but is this true for rats?
Do the actually follow the alphas lead in general attitude?
I have also found it so much easier to tell who is alpha in a male group than in a female group. 3 of my 5 girls constantly fight with each other. That started when luna passed in September. I know by now they should have an alpha, but boys you can tell in intros by the one who is showing the new one where he fits in. is it the same in girls? because i have no idea who is the alpha in that cage.
it just amazes 2 different groups can act so differently from each other but the same in their group.
Does neuters stop the huffing and puffing at the cage? Templeton is still rubbing his bum on my lamp, i know he doesn't think a genie will appear so his hormones are still crazy. Will this hissing at the cage door stop at other rats and my dogs?
Algernon getting a nice neck massage, as you can tell by his face, Ludo does a great job!
Bart he is a thieve of tissue/paper, he takes it all, but he is cute so i forgive him for it.
Templeton is alpha with 4 rat group, which consist of ludo, al, and loki. Which they all act the same, i sit here and watch the difference in my two separate boy groups, it just amazes me. I can watch them forever comparing who is doing what to who and why.
Templeton's group is lazy man rats. They always have been pretty lazy guys, even beyond the sickness. they stir when food is round, they see a rat cage come closer, or my dog. This whole group hisses at my dog when she come near them. None of my other rats do, but every single one of these boys will hiss at her.... the whole group has been neutered because of this :dance: i am so over their little attitude. They also don't really play much anymore, Templeton and Loki are about 9 ish months old now, ludo and al are around 7ish months old, each are a pair of siblings and most likely father and son relation too. but they are like 4 peas in a pod.
Toby is alpha in his group. Toby and dopey, i would assume are related maybe? don't know they are about 9 months old, Edgar Eli and Bart, same litter, they are i would guess 4-5 months old, and little Finley who i don't have a clue on his age. This whole group is a hyper boy rat fest. They run and play all day long, they popcorn, they flip, they are easy going. These guys prefer to be rearranging their cage, or running constantly than to sleep. These guys have never hissed at my dog, never showed the cage puffing, nothing. They have the same personalities as each others, just like Mr. T's group is a crab, sleeping, huffing rat group.
It could be, my group of 4 are just genetically alike or they are socialized into it by Templeton and Loki?
I know you are a product of your surrounding, but is this true for rats?
Do the actually follow the alphas lead in general attitude?
I have also found it so much easier to tell who is alpha in a male group than in a female group. 3 of my 5 girls constantly fight with each other. That started when luna passed in September. I know by now they should have an alpha, but boys you can tell in intros by the one who is showing the new one where he fits in. is it the same in girls? because i have no idea who is the alpha in that cage.
it just amazes 2 different groups can act so differently from each other but the same in their group.
Does neuters stop the huffing and puffing at the cage? Templeton is still rubbing his bum on my lamp, i know he doesn't think a genie will appear so his hormones are still crazy. Will this hissing at the cage door stop at other rats and my dogs?
Algernon getting a nice neck massage, as you can tell by his face, Ludo does a great job!
Bart he is a thieve of tissue/paper, he takes it all, but he is cute so i forgive him for it.
