Comments on: Why do my rats pee on me all the time? http://fatratcentral.com/2006/01/02/why-do-my-rats-pee-on-me-all-the-time/ The best place for pet rat info and collaboration Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:51:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Leonardo Livi http://fatratcentral.com/2006/01/02/why-do-my-rats-pee-on-me-all-the-time/#comment-8 Leonardo Livi Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:23:00 +0000 http://fatratcentral.com/2006/01/02/why-do-my-rats-pee-on-me-all-the-time/#comment-8 I dont know it that is important, but urine markings are not just territory marking. Rats urine mark each other all the time. They urine mark food that is eatable, and so on. So it is a signature, but not realy a territorial thing. You must know that unlike some other rodents rats know their owners and they know people. They tont think they are just on some big thing, they know their owners as living things. They probably mark us as they mark the orher rats. I dont know exactly why they do that, bot certainly has to do with bonding, socializing and organising their groups. It is important to note that all rats urine mark others. The alfa marks the other rats and the other rats mark the alfa. Females mark males and even child rats mark adults and vice versa. I'm sorry if this is stuff you know, i just think this territory thing tends to give a wrong impression of urine markings from rats. Unlike some other animals like dogs, their urine markings are very complex and do not say sijply get away from here, this placve is taken. It can have tons of menaings, like: this food is safe, i want to remember this alfa for when i am in heat, this guy here is from my colony, etc... Congratulations for the site. I love the articles, and the design is Realy clean and beaultifull. I dont know it that is important, but urine markings are not just territory marking. Rats urine mark each other all the time. They urine mark food that is eatable, and so on. So it is a signature, but not realy a territorial thing. You must know that unlike some other rodents rats know their owners and they know people. They tont think they are just on some big thing, they know their owners as living things. They probably mark us as they mark the orher rats. I dont know exactly why they do that, bot certainly has to do with bonding, socializing and organising their groups.

It is important to note that all rats urine mark others. The alfa marks the other rats and the other rats mark the alfa. Females mark males and even child rats mark adults and vice versa.

I’m sorry if this is stuff you know, i just think this territory thing tends to give a wrong impression of urine markings from rats. Unlike some other animals like dogs, their urine markings are very complex and do not say sijply get away from here, this placve is taken. It can have tons of menaings, like: this food is safe, i want to remember this alfa for when i am in heat, this guy here is from my colony, etc…

Congratulations for the site. I love the articles, and the design is Realy clean and beaultifull.

]]> By: sara http://fatratcentral.com/2006/01/02/why-do-my-rats-pee-on-me-all-the-time/#comment-11 sara Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:18:25 +0000 http://fatratcentral.com/2006/01/02/why-do-my-rats-pee-on-me-all-the-time/#comment-11 Thanks for this, Leonardo. I am a little confused by what you're saying, but I did a more in-depth search about urine marking, and I will edit the question. :) I'm glad you like the site! Thanks for this, Leonardo. I am a little confused by what you’re saying, but I did a more in-depth search about urine marking, and I will edit the question. :) I’m glad you like the site!

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