Jack is a bully?

[NovaAlison23]

Okay, Jack in the last hour has been very aggressive to his brothers and sisters. He is the largest of the four, but has them squealing and squeaking. Is he hurting them? I have tried to be the "mean mom", meaning I pushing him (gently) off of them, but he jumps right back on them.
Can he hurt the other 3? Are they just playing? The girls REALLY don't like this at all.
Help me?

[Scooterzmom]

How old is Jack? Sometimes very young ones will test their "authority" over others, or just learning to be "top squirrel" - something they need when they are in the wild. If he is stressing the others to the point of making them squeal and scared maybe you might consider giving them something like little apple tree branches... to keep him and the others busy, and to keep his mind off them... or even give them all some rodent blocks to nibble on ;)

[NovaAlison23]

I think Jack is 6-7 weeks old. He got a little nasty with me a few minutes ago at feeding time, so I fed him through the cage and told him when he was going to be nice he could come out. He seems to be testy about food. He was yelling at any of the others who went near the fresh carrots I put in there. He eats 15 cc's 3 x's a day + fresh veggies and between the lot of them they get 4-6 blocks a day 2-3 in the morning and 2-3 at night feeding. They always have food in their cage. They also have branches and some bird perches. I'm most worried about him hurting one of the others. He jumps on them and bites on their neck and face. :nono I tried to discipline him like a squirrel mommy, but I think I'm too afraid too...

[SammysMom]

Is it possible he has stashes? If he does, you might want to remove them while he isn't looking. Sammy is a big jerk if he has a stash that someone might steal.

[Scooterzmom]

Hmmm.... that is strange, to me - since I've never had one display that kind of behavior. I'm not sure what to suggest except to maybe pick him up by the scruff of the neck and promptly drop him off a bit farther from the others while you make a sort of little angry sound/snort - kinda like the mom would make. Take one or two seconds then offer some affection when he's calm and he doesn't go right back to them - make him feel he's being scolded but that is loved nonetheless. It's amazing how much like human babies they can be at times. He might also try to test your authority and get right back at them when you toss him off, but I would keep doing it until he gets the message... and if he doesn't then maybe I would place him in a separate box/cage - for the night at least - but stroke him and talk to him gently to reassure him, so he doesn't think he's being totally cast away :)

Another suggestion I might offer is to try feeding him the same daily amount but maybe spread it out over 4 times a day instead of 3 - one meal being late in the evening - to help him through the night. I'm thinking he might be possessive of food because maybe he gets hungry between meals... which might also account for him trying to dominate the others... maybe he perceives them as threats to shi food supply overall.