I took my baby rats out at exactly 20 days. (is it ok to leave them in if the mother gives birth again, i get the impression that that would NOT be a good idea) She gave birth not that night but the next. The day after I took the pups out the male, who is usually calm and complacent was really agressive, pushing the female out of the way for food. The very next day she was beating the living crap out of the male. Just beating him. I would put food in the cage and the male was in a corner. She started eating, the male literally moved one inch (she and the food were over 8" away) and the female tore off towards him and beat the living crap out of him again and bit him a few times. He cowers in the corner, two hours later he moved just a muscle again and the female tore off towards him again beat him up bad. No blood, just a really bad beating, the type that will make an animal submissive. Is this normal? BTW hours later, that night she gave birth (again )

Thanks for the help

Dave

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