How to Introduce Rats (Carrier Method)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2024
- In this video I discuss intros! How do you merge new rats with existing rats? There's a few ways and I'll discuss what I do and why.
The small carrier I used in the beginning of intros is found on amazon. It's listed as "Large" I believe this other one will also work for this stage and be easier to get into and get rats out of. Both links are included. These are NOT affiliate links.
red carrier:
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Medium travel carrier/cage:
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this one would also work:
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This video saved my life! Well, my nerves at least:) Your explanation of the method coupled with the videos was so helpful. I went from hopeless to rat snuggles in under an hour!
Yeah!!!
^ this girl helped me with almost every issue i had with my rats since day one so she deserves all the subscribers in the world . truly amazing rat mom , so kind and helpful
Mithril Thongg aww! Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Your rats are adorable, great topics brought up in your video.
aw thanks! They are my spoiled boys and I love them dearly. Glad you found it interesting. :)
I needed this video today! I’ve been nervous to introduce my new baby girls (I got 3 babies that need to be introduced to my 4 older rats) unfortunately my babies have required a longer than typical quarantine so I keep putting off intros because they are hardly babies anymore which makes me nervous but I’ve used the carrier method in the past, and your video has helped me decide to stop procrastinating lok
Oh good! Most rats get along well with others and girls typically are really easy.
I hope that is the case for you.
Splitting your cage into sections was a very small idea. If I had thought of that my rats might have fought a little less at the begging but they are young so they have gotten along fast. I’m currently in the middle of the carrier method. My begging cage was bigger than the carrier you used because sadly I didn’t have anything small but they stayed in there overnight and seemed to do very well. They are in a bigger cage and are sleeping together and havnt fought in a while!
Hey if it worked that's what matters!
I have 3 different cages of Male rats right now and would love them all to live together. I have one elderly boy who lives alone. I've attempted to introduce him to my youngest but it didn't go well. I recently adopted two 7 month olds and am attempting to introduce them to my 3-4 month old babies. It's going fairly well. My two alphas in the group don't like each other much but hopefully they will calm. I have considered the carrier method but I'm just worried about it being too stressful in such a tiny cage
There is stress involved in all intros.
What i liked about this is that the stress is lessened in length. So stressful but only for a few days as opposed to weeks of stress in typical intros.
You know your rats best though!
@@RatRandomness I decided to do the carrier method with the 4 youngest and they are doing amazing. Grooming each other and sleeping together already with zero issues. Do you think it would be ok to add my elder to the group now? Or should I wait until the others are bonded first?
@@bpgk2007 if he’s not aggressive, or sick, it is worth a try. I always do all my rats together for intros. Just easier that way.
Once again though you know your rats.
I keep a towel on hand for splitting up arguments. Just to be safe. ;)
@@RatRandomness He is not sick but has shown aggression in the past
@@bpgk2007 if he has shown aggression id try them in the tub first to observe. Its easier to split them up fast that way if you do need to.
Id also highly recommend watching my other intro video that shows Marshmellow with the newbies. We had some issues with that one and theres a lot of good body language descriptions that may prove helpful.
Id also go very slowly. Basically be sure its aggression, and if he shows signs again then stop and remove him.
Does this work for intros for 2.5 year old males and 1 year olds? I have 3 seniors and im getting 3 mid aged rats (1 to 1.5 yo) and i was just wondering if its possible to introduce them this way if at all? I just dont want to cause any harm to my older boys and just wondering if itll be worth it at all
A lot of people swear by it for all ages. I have switched to neutral space intros instead regardless of ages:
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@@RatRandomness I just watched and thank you so much this is very helpful! I'm mainly just nervous is all. I've never introduced older rats to other rats so I'm not sure how the intros are gonna go. Thank you so much!
@bakedbeans1514 theres never a way to be absolutely certain how intros will go. But if you need more reassurance you can take videos and message the Rat randomness Facebook page.
I try to be prompt with replies and don't mind offering insight or thoughts on if something is normal or worth stressing about.
I am Right now struggling with introducing a boy to my litter of girls, but watching this video shows that I am probably moving way too fast.
I am just very nervous about it all and the boy seems to be really terrified of the girls
I'm guessing he is neutered? sometimes it can take a bit. You just have to be patient.
Hi, I’ve had 4 males now for about 2 months (now 16 weeks) and recently brought 2 new male rats (11 weeks) and I’m having trouble introducing them so far. The first day of intros I did the neutral space method on my bed, the new rats kept mainly out of the way and the other 4 were just focusing on how to get off the bed. The second day they had a bit more to do with each other with no fighting at all just a lot of sniffing. The 3rd day when I put them together the 2 new rats were really aggressive and just wanted to attack the other 4 rats and just wouldn’t leave them alone. I’ve ordered a carrier and a small hamster cage to try this method but I’m so so worried that when I put them all into the carrier the 2 new rats are just gonna constantly try and fight with the other 4 more laid back rats. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
Sounds like aggression
I"m just seeing this now so I apologize for that.
All rats have to squabble a little to figure out dominance. However it can look a bit scary if you've never seen it before.
They have to sort out hierarchy.
If you look at my most recent video of intros you'll see this between marshmellow and sprinkles and lots of explanation on body language as the intro progresses.
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Without seeing a video of your rats interacting I can't say that it is aggression or not. But I personally don't usually like neutral space because it doesn't force interaction between the rats and they need to sort things out before they can learn to function as a group.
Why was 1new baby introduced too fully grown rats?
Surely babies should have same age company, esspecially in intros
Back when this video was made I hadn't learned that. It's about 3-4 years old.
I had another baby coming to be this ones company, but issues arrose with this boy and he went back to the breeder.
If you look at my other intro videos (after marshmallows intro)I only introduce in pairs and trios now. Unless I take in a retired breeder.
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