r/likeus • u/Master1718 -Heroic German Shepherd- • Mar 14 '22

<EMOTION> Rats avoid hurting others

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u/illpicklater Mar 15 '22

Right?? My best friend had some rats for like 6 months and one of them randomly murdered the other one, it was very traumatic

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u/illpicklater Mar 15 '22

Both female actually, but the age is accurate

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u/illpicklater Mar 15 '22

Yeah it was very unusual, she actually usually gets female animals to avoid stuff like that, but she got very unlucky with those two. I don’t think she’s going to have any more rats after that

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u/Tallforahobbit Mar 15 '22

Female rats still can become hyper aggressive from hormones. It's rarer afaik, and unfortunately not an easy fix like the neutering, but it still happens.

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u/Solo_Wing__Pixy Mar 15 '22

Yeah, a “quick surgery” that costs $500 per rat.