Homeopathy:

Homeopathy is a wonderful tool when dealing with behavioral and health problems in your rats. It is entirely natural, so there are no side effects, but it really does work. PetAlive's aggression formula is the best to use for rats. It comes in granule form, so you can dissolve it in soy milk, yogurt or your rat's favorite drink and they will lap it up. The product is marketed at cats and dogs, but worked wonders for rats. The granules have an immediate calming effect and will generally help curb the aggression within a few days. The formula will not change your pets personality, but could change their lives, if it means time out of the cage, enjoying the company of other rats and people.

Stopping Stress

Is your rat stressed or ill? Please check your rat over for signs of ill health. Your rat could be aggressive because he feels ill. Check my rat health checks page for more info and take your rat to the vets if necessary. If your rat has had a change of environment, or has lost a companion this could be the cause of aggression. Monitor his environment, check he is not too hot or too cold. If your rat is kept on his own, get him a companion. Rats are very social animals and love to have another rat to snuggle up to, groom and play with. Human companionship is not enough. Female rats are easy to introduce, but males may be a little harder. Look at the introducing rats page for tips to make things go more smoothly.

A Final Resort

If you have tried everything and nothing has worked it may be time to consider neutering your pet. in males the aggression may simply be caused by hormones and neutering will stop the surplus of hormones raging around your rats little body. There have been many reports that neutering has completely stopped aggression in pets and made their lives a lot happier. Of course anesthetic is more serious for rats than say, cats and dogs, so it is something you must consider carefully. You must find a vet who is caring for rats and respects you and your rat. Simply calling the surgery and asking a few questions will usually help you determine whether they are the right vet for you. After the surgery you rat will need you to nurse him for a few days and then you can begin building up a trusting relationship minus the aggression.

I hope these tips have helped you on the road to a wonderful relationship with your rat.

To find out more on rat care and training go to my website at: http://www.RatsRatsRats.com

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