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>>86454 Has it right. Rats tend to leave little trails of urine to mark territory and keep track of where they have been and where they are going. Usually it is the more dominant rats that do the most marking, but a solitary submissive rat will leave lines. The alpha rat usually lays on the top of the rat-pile (The first rat breeder I ever met once told me that the best pillow for a rat is another rat), and they will often pee all over the other ones. It's like saying "hey this is my spot, i like you, you're mine" Also, if you are cuddling with your rat, and it gets up and starts to wander off, put it back in the cage for a bit, it needs to "do its business".
>>86546 If there is a scream, shrill and death sounding, intervene. If there is blood, interevene. Other than that, they are likely boxing for dominance, and rolling eachother over(The submissive gets shoved on its back, the same way dogs roll over to show you they submit). Rats will tell eachother, usually with a little squeak or whimper, when they are biting too hard or being mean. And the other rats WILL learn, if rat A bites rats B, and rat B squeaks but A doesn't let go, they won't play with A anymore. They don't tolerate bullies. If you have to break them up, usually a loud noise (yell "No!" or "Stop", obviously) will cease things, but occasionally they won't quit from that. Put a sock on your hand for protection, then just shove your hand between them and roll the agressor over onto his back. You can pinch the back of his neck a bit too, if he fights. Basically, by doing this, you are saying in rat language that "I'm the boss, and no one fights unless I say they can".
This is Gus, the hairless, filthy, six year old warrior rat. He actually killed antother male rat by *biting his penis off*.
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