ATez
Well-Known Member
Crank has always been about the same when it comes to personality. He's shy, scared to death of being picked up (especially out of his cage, not as much of a problem once he's out), he's a pig and will eat untill food coma at times and he's lazy, never liked to run as much as Pickle.
But Pickle sometimes seems to be going back and forth. I'm not 100% sure how to explain it but there's gonna be days when he wants all your attention. He's sniff you, climb on you, try to take your food away, run to your feet from across the room! Then there's days when he'll be really nervous and even tho he comes up on the computer chair with me he'll start acting really really nervous. I'll just touch him lightly for a bit then he quickly jumps down the chair in an "DON'T HURT ME!" way. Sometimes he'll run from us or he'll seem scared to come out of his cage... actually now that i think of it Crank does this too sometimes but it's not as bad. A few times he didn't wanna come out himself, something scared him bad, i don't know what. At times when he's under the couch and we call him over he'll slowly approach as if we're trying to trick him or something.
Is this normal rat behaviour? I'm wondering because i always read how everyone's rat here seems to be a sweety who loves to give kisses and all!
Oh and they come from a pet store. they're almost 2 years old and they've always been like that. They're also more calm when i take them out alone and more nervous when both me and my boyfriend are home. I'm the one who goes them used to human hands and human contact but my boyfriend always cleans the cage (while i'm sleeping, compared to other people if i expose myself to allergies and asthma i get worse and worse and worse.) and from what he's told me they always seem really interested in what he's doing.
But Pickle sometimes seems to be going back and forth. I'm not 100% sure how to explain it but there's gonna be days when he wants all your attention. He's sniff you, climb on you, try to take your food away, run to your feet from across the room! Then there's days when he'll be really nervous and even tho he comes up on the computer chair with me he'll start acting really really nervous. I'll just touch him lightly for a bit then he quickly jumps down the chair in an "DON'T HURT ME!" way. Sometimes he'll run from us or he'll seem scared to come out of his cage... actually now that i think of it Crank does this too sometimes but it's not as bad. A few times he didn't wanna come out himself, something scared him bad, i don't know what. At times when he's under the couch and we call him over he'll slowly approach as if we're trying to trick him or something.
Is this normal rat behaviour? I'm wondering because i always read how everyone's rat here seems to be a sweety who loves to give kisses and all!
Oh and they come from a pet store. they're almost 2 years old and they've always been like that. They're also more calm when i take them out alone and more nervous when both me and my boyfriend are home. I'm the one who goes them used to human hands and human contact but my boyfriend always cleans the cage (while i'm sleeping, compared to other people if i expose myself to allergies and asthma i get worse and worse and worse.) and from what he's told me they always seem really interested in what he's doing.
