Rats acting weird towards each other

[GrayLightNewDay]

This is day two after Navi's surgery, and I was initially going to leave her separated for the first 24 hours and then put her back in the big cage. However, last night and today I let them all out on the bed to play together and both of my two youngest girls were acting very strange and aggressive towards Navi... so I don't want to put her back in the cage with them, in fear that they will hurt her incisions.
Would her getting spayed cause this to happen?

 

[jorats]

Being away from her cage mates will cause that. You'll need to do intros again. This is mostly common among males but it happens with females too.

 

[GrayLightNewDay]

Even after only two days!? Crazy rat girls.

 

[jorats]

Unfortunately yes. Some males, even hours away will turn them off each other. Crazy rats.

 

[AnnieTessieWinky]

I have a new baby dumbo rat named Winky. The Alfa female in the cage is being really aggressive towards her. Annie, the Alfa, is a bit small and was bullied a lot before I got her. Is it possible that she's insecure and how can I help them both adjust?

 

[GrayLightNewDay]

Unfortunately yes. Some males, even hours away will turn them off each other. Crazy rats.

What little buttheads! I really didn't think that this would happen since Navi was the first rat of the bunch.


AnnieTessieWinky, have you done a slow introduction with them?

 

[jorats]

I have a new baby dumbo rat named Winky. The Alfa female in the cage is being really aggressive towards her. Annie, the Alfa, is a bit small and was bullied a lot before I got her. Is it possible that she's insecure and how can I help them both adjust?

Hi, can you start a new thread and give us plenty of details like ages and how many in the colony and how big the cage is? Do they live together now? A time out cage might be what you need.

 

[AnnieTessieWinky]

That would be great. I have a colony of three, including the new one. The Alpha female is Annie, who is very small but makes up for it by being extra sassy. Tessie is big, fat, and lazy, though incredibly smart and an escape artist in her rare moments of energy. And Winky is the new Dumbo rat baby. She has plenty of sass to her, but from what I can see she wants nothing more than to cuddle with Annie at every opportunity. They aren't trying to hurt each other, we've gotten past that and I have done a slow intro. But Annie continues to intimidate, bully, and occasionally bite Winky. No threat of serious injury that I can see, but poor Winky hides in the corner all the time. Help?

 

[jorats]

Hi! I'm glad you were able to start your thread, I've replied in that one.
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