Introducing rats?

[Hammielover]

My friend had rats and this is how she done it .

Put their cages together for a few days
Swap their cages so they get eachothers scent
And then swap back to their normal cages
Have them both out in the bath tub daily for about a week
Then move them into the main cage

When moving into the main cage i would move the toys and things around so it seems like a different home for them both .

[blade100]

When moving them into the main cage it should be bare so that they don't fight or get territorial.

[Queen Of The High Teas]

I bonded mine the way Blade advises and it worked like a charm

[LoveMyHams]

She actually went to a friend's house who had a rat. She had rescued a female from someone who only wanted to breed for snake food that wasn't producing babies. She is trying to get the rest of the rats too. Nikita is much happier now that she has a friend to play with.

[Gamina]

I have had a bad intro that led to vet being needed for one boy and the castration of another. I agree with AI it may seen simple and in 99% of the time it is but you have to also be prepared for the worst and the acceptance that you may need to house two separate groups for some time or for the remainder of the rats lives. I have a group of 6 boys and have had a wealth of amazing intros along with one bad one.