Hi I recently got four cute baby rats. Two hairless and two hooded. My dog has accepted them as part of the family but my three cats just want to eat them. I have moved the rats into the spare bedroom and stopped the cats from entering.
The weird thing is that my two older cats were best buds with my two gerbils when I was a teenager. but now all they do is stare daggers at the poor rats and lick their lips. The poor rats always start quivering and shaking when the cats come near. The cats aren't used to being locked out of a room and I feel bad cos the spare room was their favorite as its got large windows and the ideal sunbathing spot but the rats cant go in any of the other rooms.
Is there a way to get them to be friends or at least tolerate each other?
Advice needed badly im a 22 year old and just moved into my own place with my fiance and 18 month old son 2 years ago so am new to running a household!!
The weird thing is that my two older cats were best buds with my two gerbils when I was a teenager. but now all they do is stare daggers at the poor rats and lick their lips. The poor rats always start quivering and shaking when the cats come near. The cats aren't used to being locked out of a room and I feel bad cos the spare room was their favorite as its got large windows and the ideal sunbathing spot but the rats cant go in any of the other rooms.
Is there a way to get them to be friends or at least tolerate each other?
Advice needed badly im a 22 year old and just moved into my own place with my fiance and 18 month old son 2 years ago so am new to running a household!!