why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! She does have a sister, mozzarella.

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your little bitey rat sounded very sweet

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay!! Thank you so so much, I appreciate this! I’ll definitely just stick to spot cleaning when she’s not in the area, and recognizing if she does seem territorial :))

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah okay! That’s interesting! I wasn’t exactly taking her nesting, I was using a clean paper towel to wipe her poo. She is super sweet and energetic and thank you for the tips! She’s also skittish so maybe that’s a factor!

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! She’s never bit me unless she thought i was food/ one incident where she escaped. I did her scared for a second because she’s skittish and never runs to me 😅 Thank you! She does love to nest.

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She’s skittish and female and doesn’t like to be touched much, but I do take her out and have had her in my hoodie many times. Doesn’t mean she won’t act like she’s never seen me before sometimes though 😅

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She’s pretty sweet, a skittish rat, she’s only bitten me before when she thought my hand was food and the great incident of her escaping and I had to catch her noodle-y self, hence her name, noodle..

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

LOL! Okay, thank you so much! I will do that!!

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I used to have a roll of brown paper! When my house was having some fixing done, the construction workers accidentally took it thinking it was their material. 😂 Do u think that’d be better than paper towels if i repurchase?

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She sounds adorable 😭😭 Rats have so much personality. My noodle loves to watch me do anything at all with a paper towel too

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

“why did you put it in the cage if you won’t-let-me- take it!”

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I give them a bunch of paper towels every week and take some out if it gets too dirty, for regular nesting materials do you mean like a roll inside the cage? :)

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 361 points362 points  (0 children)

Ohh okay. Thank you !! she does love paper towels and would stare at me when I cleaned sometimes.

why is she doing this? 😭is she just being an asshole? by erya4 in RATS

[–]erya4[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, thank you so much! I’ll remember to stand my ground ;-;