My two young male brother rats keep getting into little fights. Why?

Is it just a dominance thing? Or could they just be like two young siblings that don't always agree?My two young male brother rats keep getting into little fights. Why?
Two males in the same cage will always fight. They're probably reaching sexual maturity, and they'll naturally want to compete for females, even if there aren't any. These fights can get very ugly and bloody, often causing death. It's very common for one male to attack the other's genitals. You'll probably want to get separate cages.My two young male brother rats keep getting into little fights. Why?
Usually it is just a dominance thing, and they will sort it out. Most rat owners go by the ';no blood, no foul'; principle when it comes to things like this. As long as they aren't drawing blood while fighting, it is fine and you should just let them take care of it on their own. If one injures the other, then you will want to separate them and get them neutered to see if it helps them get along better. You don't want your rats to live in separate cages until you have exhausted very other option, since rats are generally very social creatures.
It could be either dominance or simple disagreements (even best friends don't get along *all* the time), but your rats could also be playing. Probably all 3 depending on the situation.





Female rats compete for dominance too, %26amp; our girls actually do this more often %26amp; louder than our boys do. As long as there's no blood %26amp; they get along for the most part, it's fine.





Some of our rats have enjoyed playfully wrestling with my hand, like a kitten would. Baby rats do this most often %26amp; it's beyond cute.
Male rats can get along. To increase your chances of multiple male rats behaving themselves in the same enclosure you can do a couple things. Try to introduce them to their home as young as possible (preferably before 5 weeks), this will get them used to each other and reduce territoriality. Getting brother rats from the same litter is an additional step that will reduce their aggressiveness toward each other. Keeping them in a large cage will reduce the need for them to fight over territory. If all else fails, you can have them neutered which often has the effect of chilling them out a bit. Even with all these precautions, it is still possible that your male rats (and occasionally even your female rats) will not get still beat up on each other. In this case you will have to keep them separated (or isolate the trouble maker if you have more than two). If you try to keep the separated rat's habitat interesting and give him plenty of attention, he will still have a very fulfilling rat-life.