playfighting too rough?

[Jem]

I have two sister rats, a little less than six weeks old. They are both sweet and friendly, and they seem to get along well. I know playfighting is fine as long as there's no blood, but often they will squeak a lot when playfighting and sometimes when there sitting down one will give the other a little nip (or rough grooming) and make the her squeak. I don't think I've ever seen blood (I think there was one little nip on one of there ears, but I'm not sure ^^;). Am I just being paranoid? On another note, sometimes I will hear a sneeze, but it's never one after another and I don't think either one of them has ever sneezed more than three times in one day (I can't be totally sure of that though). I've only had them a week, and they've just been moved into a new cage, new bedding, food etc. Should I be worried?
EDIT: Just now, they were curled up in there sleeping box, and one of them gave a squeak. I couldn't see them, so I don't know what happened or which one it was. Is that normal?

[lilspaz68]

Babies.  Very normal.  LOL.  Silly little girls.  The powergrooming is because one is dominant and proving it.   Do they popcorn around the cage while they play?  Isn't that the funniest thing??   

[Nulien]

That energetic, bouncy playing startled me too when I got my 2 little girls... one second, they were being so quiet I could almost have forgotten they were there, the next it sounded like the cage was exploding! They do get pretty rough, and I've heard quite a few noisy squeaks, but neither of them has been hurt. So yeah... I'd say you're been just a little bit paranoid!

If it's just occasional sneezing, I wouldn't worry about that... mine have done that too. (Which reminds me, I need to do some dusting around here...)

I sometimes hear a random squeak when they're laying down together, too... I'm assuming it's just one of them trying to get into a more comfortable position, and the other one not very happy about being shoved like that when she's trying to sleep. So, that's normal too.

[Jem]

Ah, okay then ^_^. That's good to know. And yeah, the popcorning is soo cute! <3 Lol ^^.

[Jem]

Hm  , I just picked Ivy out of their cage, and I saw a little bit of blood on her leg. I  can't find a wound though, but it looks like there might be a little nip on her ear. It's just a *tiny* little bit of blood though, and she doesn't seem in any pain, but the only way she could have gotten that (that I can think of) is being nipped by donna. Should I be worried now? (lol, even I think I sound parinoid >_>

[me4rats4evr]

heya
same when my old rats were alive