Happy training! Check out the links below for tutorials on how to train some fun tricks! Link to 10 fun and easy tricks to train your rats: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4acltmefZSfocY.html Link to 101 tricks to train your rats: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p5d3mM-odczIcsY.html

@shrekkydevito1822

3 жыл бұрын

ATTENTION THIS IS URGENT one of my gerbils got too stressed and started constantly salivating and then it dried and it is super hard to give him the applesauce with a powder we have mixed in that has a lot of nutrients for sick small animals. He is super lethargic and sleepy constantly. He doesn’t have stuff in his cheeks or inflamed cuts he is definitely stressed because I was dumb and took him out too much after he started being lethargic but before the saliva because I was scared. Any advice on what to do before the vet? It is on oct 23 on Friday please give me advice to help him out until then.

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

​@@shrekkydevito1822 Unfortunately it sounds like he's very ill - I doubt stress itself is the cause, gerbils like rats are just prone to hiding illness until they just can't anymore and so when you see symptoms they seem to hit all at once, when really the animals has often been hiding it for a while and they just finally get too sick to do so. Unfortunately this also means that when you see symptoms they are extremely ill and need urgent care - I would really try to get vet treatment before Friday (I've gone to the emergency 247 vet many times with hamsters, gerbils, and now rats) because there's a good chance he just won't last that long. In the mean time all you can do is reduce stress as much as possible, and keep him hydrated and eating. I wouldn't force any nutrient powder now, all you want to do is try to find something he likes enough to consume on his own. I'd recommend ensure, a nutritional drink for humans needing to gain weight because this is safe for gerbils (also rats and most rodents, although its very sugary so you have to be careful with dwarf hamsters and other diabetes prone rodents), its super tasty (especially strawberry), and it contains enough nutrients and calories to keep them going for a while. On top of that its liquid so easy to consume, and this also means it prevents dehydration. You can also try pedialite (great for preventing dehydration, but they don't tend to like the plain as much), or make your own rehydrating solution.

@montanamvk

2 жыл бұрын

@@shrekkydevito1822 what did u end up doing? Did he make it? 🤗💜

@jordyplaysgamesAUTISMYEET

Жыл бұрын

I'm done with it all. Every time I try to move on someone gets in my way. So I'm either putting my rats down or throwing them away. I don't care anymore. Everyone else three me away like trash. Everyone else decided to hurt me over and over. Everyone else decided to bully me. So now I'll be cruel to a sweet animal. If they had a reason I wouldn't do this. But these people came after me for my past. Watched me thru what I did online

@jordyplaysgamesAUTISMYEET

Жыл бұрын

Since I don't get to be free I'm gonna hurt them and then I'm gonna hurt someone human

One of my rats can do spin! It’s a simple trick but still proud

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Spin is an awesome trick! All of my rats have favored spin over any other tricks and it’s one of my favorites as well because it’s so versatile!

This was really helpful for me to figure out how to start training my 2 boys since its my frist time owning rats. I cant wait to sart!

@GuineapigGuardian

3 жыл бұрын

WELCOME to being owned by rats! You are in for a treat because rats bond very closely to their well-trained humans! You came to the right channel because Shadow the Rat is very knowledgeable so I’ve already started expanding my own first aid kit to be exactly like hers (from a different video).

@shendaraalshedir1933

2 жыл бұрын

@@GuineapigGuardian Well put-- l have been owned by Rats in the past, it was WONDERFUL!! Now, just 1 bad tempered cat owns me,lol! 😱😾🐾🌈🇨🇦

@shendaraalshedir1933

2 жыл бұрын

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS on your new babies!!🎊🎈🥳🎈-- the fun starts now!👍🏻 Wishing you 🤞🏻🍀🤞🏻all a long happy healthy life together, quilted together with beautiful memories!!👌🏻 🤗💖🐾🌈🇨🇦☮️

@sizwesithole6554

Жыл бұрын

In South Africa every house owns a Rat. I can ship them for you if you want, free of charge 😀

@mr.thammisses6119

Жыл бұрын

​@@sizwesithole6554 wild rats and domesticated rats are completely different bub.

What a great training video for ALL species, not only rats! I'm a certified dog obedience instructor and I don't think I've ever seen such a concise explanation of those three training methods. Well done!! Your ratties looks so happy!!!!

Young lady your devotion and time spent with your little babies is inspiring!! I was born in 1960, Year Of The Rat, but am not nearly as cute as your sweet little angels! I had just 2 rats in my adult life, after moving into an apartment. I didn't have them at the same time. I was beyond devasted when my first boy D'Artangnon died. A few years later when my 2nd baby Ceasar died, l just could not do it again. I have buried many dogs & cats in my 61 years, and l can say that burying a tiny rat was NO different. The pain was unbearable. It sickens me how these super intelligent, clean, gentle, sweet natured, loving, affectionate, loyal little Animals are soooo maligned, and worse, what we do to them in the name of "science"...🤬😡😠 As well as other innocent defenseless Animals. I spoke to alot of parents with questions & l said l highly recommended Rats for children. You know kids won't keep up with a litterbox or daily dog walks. Rats like a regularly cleaned environment, a quick warm bath, & a leash if you want to romp in the grass, but for kids to learn some form of responsibility, Rats are soooo low maintenance, yet their rewards are the hugest. And with all the joy & companionship of a dog or cat. A loyal little friend they can carry pretty much anywhere!!👍🏻 What is not to love??🤷 Bless you and each of your precious little waifs, they are beyond adorable!! May they each live the longest happiest healthiest lives and leave you with joyful precious memories, as my little Gentlemen did for me. 💖🤗🐁🐀🤗💖🐾🌈🇨🇦☮️

I hope this will help my rat to learn to spin, (don't worry I keep her with her sisters, she is the skittish stasher that gets distracted easily )

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Just give it time, and lots of practice. It took weeks before I could work with my skittish girls alone and even now I will occasionally have to take out a second rat if something spooks them. It’s amazing to see their progress though and awesome to see how much more confident they are when interacting with me now

My rats are hard to train. My girl Dusty is too obsessed with me to focus on any sort of training. My other girl Sandy is very skittish and frightful. It’s hard for her to focus on training when she’s listening to noises around her. My last girl Freddie is smart, but she wouldn’t follow a lore. Even the simple circle is hard for them to do. I would love some suggestions on what to do with my girls😊 Anyway I love your videos and your rats are so sweet!

@mitsukitai2713

3 жыл бұрын

Just keep at it! The more theyre socialized to you (in ref to your skittish girl) the better the training will go. Some rats will take longer than others but keep trying. Also skittish rats tend to act bolder when they're around confident rats so keep that in mind

@sarahdinicola5579

3 жыл бұрын

mitsukitai2713 Thanks for the advice 😉

@heathertaylor8904

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the best thing to do is sit in an enclosed space and just let them become super familiar with you.

I found a rat in my backyard. It NEVER even tried to bite me! I released him once he started to move around. I miss that lil fellow so much

Amazing content - You rock Shadow !!!

This is incredibly helpful and thorough! Thank you so much

This is perfect timing! I have four 3-4 month old little rattle boys and I'm about to start training them when they wake up and free roam them. Im going to try teaching them the lure, spin and maybe up onto a plant pot as their first few tricks. This was really helpful. Cant wait to start training them

THIS IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL! Thank you so much!

I absolutely love your videos they are so entertaining and they help me train my rats, thank you so much for doing this

Thankyou shadow the rat for all of your videos, your very talented 🥰🐾 xx

Awesome guide, appreciate the effort in putting this together!

This is so incredibly helpful

This will help me and my Girls alot. Thank you for your great videos!!

You explain so well and helps me a lot! Thank you so much. Your channel is my go to to learn about pet rats. Also, your voice is very calming. Thank you for teaching us!

i own 2 rats for almost a year now and never knew how to train them but this helps A LOT thank you!!

Thank you so much for all of your training videos. I first got to know rats as pets and they are trainable from your videos. I've got my girls for a couple of months and really love them. It's so amazing seeing them becoming more confident (they were pretty skittish at first) and having fun interacting with each other. I got so frustrated when training them sometimes as at times they are just so hyper and easily distracted but the videos online all showed rats learning tricks super fast...... However, I do feel that we are starting to understanding each other more.

Fantastic guide! I think being able to teach things/ideas without the exchange of words both parties understand definitely deserves some sort of award and recognition. This is big brain stuff and I respect that!

What a great video. I will share this on Facebook so people can see how intelligent our furbabies really are.

Thank you this was very helpful 😊

Woah! This video is so cool! Didn't know rats/mouses were so smart to learn a trick so fast! 😮👍 Thanks very much for sharing this video!! 💖 *Greetings from Costa Rica!* 🌴

This is so helpful for training my rats, thank you so much

This is great, thanks for remaking it!

My goodness you are excellent, with these babies, I deciding to get some of these babies but I am waiting to buy home first, the training is great love it, again you always do a great job with these babies God bless you all ❤️❤️

This was incredibly helpful, thank you so much!

@ShadowTheRat

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear, thanks for watching!

i love your video .thank you so much you are great .we are getting our first rat babies next week .cant wait to try your tricks .I'm going to name one shadow aswell

Video is 11/10. Seriously gold 🥇

Thank you 💛 this is really helpful for me ☺️

@ShadowTheRat

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear!

Thank you SO MUCH! This video is THE BEST for ANYBODY looking to train their rats. I love how you focus on going over the training methods rather than the tricks themselves, which makes it easy and fun to make up your own tricks. Also I like how you point out that you don’t need to buy a clicker! I use a pen and it works so well. I guarantee everyone has a clicking pen somewhere in their house.

@tezzanoia

2 жыл бұрын

Using a pen and generally things you have at home is a great idea tbh! I have a fidget cube that makes a soft clicking sound, so I think I'll actually give that a try

Thanks for finally pushing me over the edge! I was debating in getting another hamster- nope! Would have been to sad because of the death of my other one. I also debated on a snake or bearded dragon- nope! I don’t want to be 30 and still have a pet to take care of. Rat- yep! Clean, happy, ADORABLE, friendly, smart, and (mostly) cuddly! Thanks!

Omg.... you are so sweet and I’m loving your Rats❤️❤️❤️. Great videos

I love how simple she makes this

@ShadowTheRat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - training is really so doable and fun for just about any pet, and its such a great way to add enrichment to their lives!

I love it !!

Love this video SO MUCH. Thank you! I have three 4 month old female ratties, and I really want to teach them tricks. I’ve been looking for a video like this for a while. It’s perfect! I'm using the cap to a Gerber baby food jar as a clicker. I want to train one of my rats at a time, but everyone expects a treat when I click the clicker. How do I train only one at a time? Should I use the clicker or something else? Is it possible for only one rat to hear the clicker at a time? Thanks!

I’m obsessed!

Amazing video wow

Omg baby espresso is so pure

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

I have so many clips of her as a baby, she was super fun to film because nothing scared her! One of my favorite clips is still from her intro where she was nomming on the older girls tails - she really was a confident little rat and that never changed.

@Account-ql3mc

3 жыл бұрын

Shadow The Rat Aww😭What a cutie

Great and loving to see the bond with your rats. And the trust and love for and in each other I have four rats since two weeks, you are an example for me

BABY ESPRESSOOOOOOOOOOO! SO SWEET!

thank you ! it's realy helpful for me.

@ShadowTheRat

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear - happy training!

Thank you.

Educational movie , thank you for the tutorial from a Rat fan.

Hi thanks for this great video I've been wanting to train my rats but didn't know how so thank you very much. I have an unrelated question: don't your rats pee on the carpet? Mine do a lot. How do you keep it clean? Did you train them not to pee on the carpet?

You're my hero ☺ I'm excited to start training my new girls.

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Happy Training!

Your videos are so invaluable! I'm getting a pair of potatoes that were born (unexpectedly) to a rescued feeder rat. I'm a little worried about their health going forward, but seeing you have and train rats from similar situations gives me more confidence! Plus, I'm really looking forward to playing and training the girls, and seeing how similar the methods are to dog training is really encouraging.

@ShadowTheRat

Жыл бұрын

Oh man, congRATs on the new ratties! Yes, feeder rats are really the same as any other rat, its just like pet store rats you really don't know their line or background so health and temperament can be a bit of a gamble. So far my feeder rats have all had (and currently have in my girls Egg and Omelet's case) awesome temperaments, and as for health most have lived to an average age without too many health problems. They've also all been so much fun to train with, and its definily very much like training dogs - in fact i get a lot of trick ideas from the awesome dog training channel kikopup, they have some tutorials for the most obscure tricks and I've had so much fun modifying them slightly to make them work for rats!

This is wonderful! Very thorough. You really know your stuff. I used clicker training with my dog. Cool to know it will work with rats.

I’m working on simple training while they’re in their cage until they’re comfortable out and taking food. They’ve been doing good with the clicker, target, and now spin.

i wish i had the space for rats! thank you for your lovely videos, if you ever want to do a crafting video together i’d love to!

Hello! I was wondering if I could get some advice. I recently got rats (almost two weeks ago) they obviously aren't comfortable yet with handling and are a bit tentative with petting but will allow pets most of the time. Any advice on how we can get them to be comfortable to be pet and handled, and be comfortable with me in general? I'm just worried I'm doing something wrong, although I'm aware it will take some time for them to be comfortable. I've had hamsters for a decade but rats are very new to me so I'd love your insight!!

Hi, thanks sorry i don't speek well English What IS the liquide on your finger, yoghourt isn't Bad for them ? ( cow milk?) I understoud babyfood, what IS biscuit oil please help ? Tks

Btw, most yoghurt drops in Germany and probably other countries don't contain sugar! They are still somewhat fatty, but not sugary. In contrast, the most Cheerios here have unhealthy amount of sugar. So be careful if you're in a different country

Do you have some advice for biting? I have 2 rats that are 5,5 weeks old and one of them is biting frequently. I wan’t to stop her behavior now cuz she’s still little. Do u Have any advice on how to stop this?

can you please tell me where I can find those shelf like things that are hanging on the inside of your cage doors

This is amazing thank you so much! Certainly help my three naughty girls!

@ShadowTheRat

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed - happy training!

My first time owning and training rats ( 2 are a year old, two are 8 months). All from a pet rescue. This was a great help, thanks. And I love the little pumpkin outfit at the end! Was it difficult to get him to wear it?

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

I spent quite a bit of time last year teaching certain rats to actually put the costumes on themselves (I’d put down the pieces and they would walk into them to put them on), so they were very comfortable in them by the time I asked for separate tricks. I released a video on my FB page of Espresso putting on her costume herself however I don’t think I ever did on KZread, so maybe I’ll get around to that as some point (I went a bit crazy and made about 50 different costumes last year so maybe I’ll do a tiny fashion show with the rats lol. Right now only Bean and Peaches have been taught to help out on the costumes so that would give me some incentive to teach the others as well.)

@possumaintdead

3 жыл бұрын

You are an amazing rat momma! I would love to see them putting on their costumes. Thanks again for this video and for your reply 😊

My problem is that I go to school and I don't have a full tie for training, while I am awed and impressed before your magnificent videos

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently in college and I can tell you that you really don't have to train much time wise to teach new behaviors. I work each rat only 2-5 minutes a day on average (10 minutes at max, and that's rare), and during the week often only train every other day or two. They pick up new stuff fast and once you get the hang of increasing criteria as soon as possible they typically will be learning the basics of a trick or even the entire thing in just a few minutes. You definitely don't have to train them, but if you want to then give it a shot, they might surprise you at how fast they learn!

I can't wait to train my rat!!

What were you using as a reward for Bean (love that name!) in the free shaping portion? I'm so looking forward to use my dog training skills w my new girl. She really needs an outlet for all that GirlPower. =D

I know this is an old video but what type of yoghurt do you use? I've heard people say that dairy yoghurts can be bad for a rat's digestion

I'm buying rats very soon but I want to know everything I can about training as well as care I'm wondering if you can use the luring and targeting and all that along side clicker training? or is it one or the other otherwise they would get confused, any help is appreciated thank you!!

@ShadowTheRat

Жыл бұрын

Yup, you'll almost always be combing multiple training methods when training new tricks. Clicker training compliments any training method since its ust a way to more effectively communicate exactly what you like - it really speeds up training no matter if you are luring, targeting, free-shaping, or doing a combo of all 3!

I love all of the cute baby pictures you got.

I got three girls a few days ago and they are already coming right out and climbing all over me, they are 3 months and I feel like a certain one will be so good to train as she is very engaged with her surroundings

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome - congRATs on the new ratties and have fun training!

Hey do you have any tips on training a rat that's hearing impaired and has poorer eye sight from having red eyes? I know she can hear really loud sounds but she doesn't respond to her name and she used to come me when I would call her name but she doesn't anymore . She's also a bit shy and timid but once she's out of the cage and exploring it's hard to get her attention. Just wondering if anyone has any experience in hearing impaired rats and how to train them?

ATTENTION THIS IS URGENT one of my gerbils got too stressed and started constantly salivating and then it dried and it is super hard to give him the applesauce with a powder we have mixed in that has a lot of nutrients for sick small animals. He is super lethargic and sleepy constantly. He doesn’t have stuff in his cheeks or inflamed cuts he is definitely stressed because I was dumb and took him out too much after he started being lethargic but before the saliva because I was scared. Any advice on what to do before the vet? It is on oct 23 on Friday please give me advice to help him out until then.

What should I do when my rat bites the spoon with baby food, and even nibbles at my free hand when I have the spoon in my other hand? If the spoon still has food on it when I take it away, he lunges and bites the spoon trying to take it. I'm scared if I use my finger, he'll bite it. Any tips?

I got two girls two weeks ago and they are super friendly and I'd love to start training them tricks! But one has very poor eyesight and hearing and while she trusts me now she likes going into dark places to feel safe and she can't see my hands or objects near her very well at all. Sometimes she bites (not hard enough to bleed) when she thinks I or something else is food, for example. Any tips on how to train her? I dont think she'll see hand motions and stuff like that very well and i dont wanna make her too confused when she already sometimes cant see her treats (she smells them of course but sometimes she misses while trying to bite a treat even if its laying on a flat surface and it takes her a lot of sniffing to find them if i put them in my hand for her) She also doesnt like being picked up with hands or being touched without warning (shes okay climbing on me and my hoodie though, its the grabbing thats uncomfortable for her) Any and all tips on how to handle her and play with her so that shes comfortable and not confused would be awesome!

This is such a great video, thank you SO much for making it!!! I am getting a pet rat tomorrow for my birthday and I can't wait to have a new best friend

@ShadowTheRat

9 ай бұрын

Hiya, its great that you're getting a rat, but please make sure to get at least 2 of the same sex, ideally 3. Rats are group animals and its cruel to keep them alone - no matter how much we interact with them it can't make up for not having a ratty buddy. I can tell you that having a group or at least pair of rats only makes them more friendly and trainable, since their mental needs are being met - please make sure to get at least 2, they really do need the company and its not really any extra work since a good cage for one rat already has to be the same size as a cage for 2. I have a video on rat care here if your interested - it goes over everything from proper caging (don't follow pet shop advise, they always recommend too small cages :/ ), feeding, playtime, vet care, socializing, and more: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXWuxZaKf9mbpdY.html CongRATs on your soon to be new buddies!

Hi and great video's. we will be using your training tutorials a lot shortly once we get our 2 baby rats. With regards to training is there much difference between males and females in learning time and trick skills?

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, the only really difference I've found when training any rat is that older ones tend to take longer with agility based tricks since they don't tend to enjoy them as much, but even this varies rat to rat since some stay super active even as they get older. Otherwise male, female, intact, desexed, young, old, etc. doesn't seem to have any difference for when you start, and the more experience they gain the faster they get at picking up new and more complex tricks

@modelmanmark

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat Many thanks for the info. A few final questions. How much time do you spend on daily training. Is say an hour each day enough when learning a new trick? What is a good timescale for mastering a skill such as fetch?

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

​@@modelmanmark An hour is pretty long - my training sessions usually last about 5-10 minutes and they can often get the main idea or even the full trick down within the first few minutes. The main exceptions are completely new behaviors like fetch which will often take several sessions but once they have those down chaining them with other tricks doesn't take long. Its better to do shorter sessions that end with the rats wanting more than to push it so I'd definitely recommend keeping sessions short but sweet. Especially in the beginning when you often won't get ordered sessions and the rats will instead be running up to you on occasion, during which you can get in a few repetitions of luring or teaching one of the simpler tricks like spin, before running off and then repeating this again. Once they get down a good 5 or so tricks though they will start to stick around for the whole session and that's when you can start working on more complex stuff like fetch or agility courses. As for timeframe for teaching a trick I always hesitate to give one because it just varies depending on so many things. Some rats have a longer attention span naturally and this can give them an edge when learning more complex tricks. Some rats have stronger stashing instincts which may hinder fetch initially. Some of it depend on their environment and how confident and focused they are in it. Some of it depends on you as the trainer and how good your timing and treat delivery is. Overall there are just so many factors that its hard to give you a time estimate. Its true that usually my rats get the main ideas for a new trick or even the new trick entirely down in a session, but this is more for the rats that have already mastered the basics of pulling things and fetching things and backing up and jumping and so forth and so they have a good pool of knowledge to draw from, plus they have an already established attention span. I'd say when teaching fetch or basketball for the first time it usually takes a few days of sessions for them to pick up the trick, and since I back-chain it they get the main idea from the start but we have to work up to the full trick. But for some rats it takes longer, and for some rats they might even find fetch to be their forte and master it right away (I had that happen with one rat - she picked up fetch on her first day home and I was just playing around with her and not even really trying to train it. She went on to be amazing at any item based trick, but her sister was the polar opposite, taking 3 weeks of on and off sessions to learn fetch (I worked other things as well with her at the same time, since I like to switch stuff up to keep it interesting) and longer to generalize it. But that same rat picked up backing up on cue right away and learned to do complex back-up tricks like weaving backwards easily - Latte on the other hand struggled to learn even a simple back up, so you can see that their individual personalities and talents do also play a role. In the end both girls became great at both tricks just due to experience alone but when you start out you can really see which rat excels at which tricks before it balances out as they gain more experience doing them). Overall I'd say just make sure you are always making progress each session and otherwise don't rush it. Often when you start out it will take longer to teach any trick especially if you haven't worked with rats before, so just go at their pace and they should get it down pretty quickly.

@modelmanmark

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat Thanks again for your detailed reply. It's our 2 children that we be doing most of the training. Our 7 year old boy is very creative and will enjoy making all the props for the tricks. Our 13 year daughter will follow your excellent training videos so I'm certain we'll do just fine. Keep up the great work and we look forward to more ratty instalments.

Very tough training buy u finnaly got the .... well from where u r reply plz ??

when you say plain youghurt, do you mean greek yogurt, or breakfast yougurt with no specific flavours added?

I dont have rats anymore, but I've been trying to teach my cat spin using the same method. Hell follow the treat, but I can't get him to do it with just a hand motion like I could with the rats. Mine got to the point where they just started spinning when I opened the cage. I was working on shake when my life circumstances changed and I left them with my roommate who also loved them when I moved onto the road. I know a woman who manages to have ferrets on the road and I'm damn tempted to try rats again, but I'd definitely need babies so they're used to it. One of the acts at the rennaisance faire is a rat circus and I wanna watch it so bad but my booth is always busy when they're on.

Hello! my rats are 1-2 months old now and dont trust me fully yet. They cuddle sometimes, play with me and aren't scared of me, but mostly do what they want. Should i wait until they trust me fully?thank you

@ShadowTheRat

7 ай бұрын

Training is an awesome way to build trust and voluntary interaction, so personally I'd jump right into it! The best tricks to train new rats are to hop onto your hand (leads to voluntary handling and rewards approaching & interacting with you), come when called (best trick to train any animal, really reduces the stress if a rat gets out and again rewards them for approaching you), paw (great way to reward voluntary touch, amazing for skittish rats since it involves minimal touch while also being super easy to learn), spin (teaches them that hands above their head don't mean anything bad), and nose touch (like paw this is super easy to teach and rewards them for approaching and interacting with you while not overwhelming them). I pretty much always train those tricks first, but especially work them with skittish rats to help build voluntary interaction and trust. Once they get those down then you can move to more complex tricks, and by that point they will have a firm base of experience training wise which makes training more complex stuff easier, plus they will have built trust in you and so will be more actively engaging with you and much less wary of any movements.

Hello again. Sorry, I've been asking you a bunch of questions lately. I am currently trying to start training my ratties, but they will not take treats from me while free ranging. I've tried apples, sunflower seeds, and small chunks.of cheerios so far. They're fine with me handling them, and take food from me no problem while in a cage. Do you know what might be going on? I'm trying to teach them to come to me first, following the steps from your video, they just ignore the treats

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Try starting with liquid treats like yogurt - these are more valuable to rats, plus the rats don't have to chew them and so they will be more willing to eat them when nervous. Other than that I'd recommend letting them have a few days to just explore at their own pace. Add lots of hides, tunnels, and so forth, scatter some small treats (pieces of cheerios work great), put on a blanket or loose hoody, and just let them do their own thing. Whenever they come up to you offer them some liquid treats off your fingers, then let them run off. Don't add any expectations yet, just give them treats freely for checking in. Some rats will take a few weeks to settle in to free-range - I even had a few that stayed nearly frozen in my hoody for over a week, before finally slowly starting to explore and then gaining confidence. Looking back I wish I had modified my pen like I do now so that I can just open the cage door and they can come out on their own, because I find this builds their confidence faster than anything else. But if you can't connect the cage to the free-range area then a travel cage with bedding from the main cage, a hide, and some water can also help. You also want to take out all the rats at once at first, just to give them that extra group confidence. Once they are comfortable walking around in the open that is when you want to start training - work on luring first, then some simple tricks to build confidence, and from there your good to go.

@annaklepatch2765

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat Thank you for all the tips, I'll definitely try it

How can I get my rats to use their excercise wheel

Aw! Peaches!

Hey Shadow The Rat! I was wondering, how do you keep your comments on? I’m trying to start up a rat channel, and I’d like to know. Thanks 😊💕

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I understand what your asking, whenever I post videos comments are automatically turned on. You can turn them off yourself, but the only way I know of that does it without your permission is if you label the video for kids.

@aristorats6363

3 жыл бұрын

Shadow The Rat Alright! Thank you so much, ❤️!

is malt paste a healthy treat or an unhealthy treat??

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Healthy, but like any treat it should be given in moderation. I wouldn’t do more than a small squirt for a session and I’d supplement it with other treats as well

What soort of good are you using??? I wanna know it

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

I’m using plain yogurt, Cheerios broken into bits, Gerber puffs broken into bits, and occasionally meat baby food.

Took me 12 months to train my rats especially claw she very nervous about everything getting in rat carrier I am patient with her she hates me holding her gradually she let me hold her 2 minutes then 5then 10 now 20 but her sister loves everything.

Now in paris, we need to learn to live with rats. So by training them it can easier (and maybe we can build a army of rats to clean the street...)

Dose this work with men tho

my boy Ethan stashes his treats but then his brother Kenzo finds and eats them all

So, I got the rat I wanted. But he got hurt and really sick after 2 weeks of having him. I did everything right. He was not that old ether. He was fed 2 times a day morning and night I changed his water daily changed his bedding 2 times a week. And he died. He was really young and he was such a good boy. He had really big cages too. I would take him out daily and hold him for hours at a time. I just don’t know what I did wrong. It could have been my parents because they didn’t let me get 2 even tho I did my best to convince them. But I don’t know. Any suggestions on things I could do better for the next rat? I feel so bad for him and I don’t want it to happen again.

@ShadowTheRat

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I'm so sorry to hear your ratty passed away. Rats can be pretty fragile animals, and often those from pet stores or any unknown genetics don't have the best health - sometimes you get lucky, but I've also lost young rats and they can go from healthy to gone in a few hours from a number of things. Personally my recommend for now though would be that you don't get another rat. While I'm sure you did a great job caring for your boy, its just not fair on rats to get one and keep them solo. If your parents aren't even willing to get rats as a pair, which is one of the core essential parts of rat care, then how do you think they'll react if you have to go to the vet? I've spend hundreds on my rats vet trips, and while its always been worth it, there's no getting around that they can cost quite a bit at the vets. So if you are a dependent and can't pay those costs yourself, and if your parents won't go for proper rat care by getting at least 2 rats, then its really not fair to get a rat because you just can't support it properly yet. I understand that rats are amazing animals and I know how tempting it is to push ahead and get one regardless - but I really recommend you hold off for now and instead get a pet that can be kept solo. Even then, please make sure your parents realize that small pets needs are just as important as large pets - even with solitary animals like hamsters its not fair on the animal to get one and not provide it vet treatment or such if need be. Please consider what I'm saying here - I really do think you have the best intentions, but its not fair to get a solo rat, no matter how much time you spend with them. Solo rats are perpetually stressed - even if they don't show it, you have to remember they are prey animals and will try to do everything to survive. But hormones don't lie, and rats kept solo have been shown to always have raised stressed hormones no matter what enrichment they get otherwise - so there is just no way to ethically keep a rat solo, unless the rat has an extremely rare case of serious agression towards other rats (in which case the rat also likely isn't happy and will need to be neutered/spayed, because a well tempered and happy rat shouldn't be agressive to humans or other rats).

Hii this is palak and I love urs all vedios I just loves urs vediosssss can u plz tell me how many rats u have.... Lots of love from India ❤️❤️

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

6 currently, although I’ve had 18 overall and helped care for over 25.

@palakgautam6674

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat yeah thnks to tell me and I really love rates❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ i m urs biggest fan yrr❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏

@palakgautam6674

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat can u plz tell me that if ours rat becomes unconscious I think if a rat feels so hot so that's a problem for him or a how many years of life for him given by god...❤️ Can u please tell me thisssssss❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏

if you don’t mind me asking were did you get your lead

@ShadowTheRat

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean by lead? Are you talking about the harness?

@w.i.t.c.h6393

Жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat sorry yeah wrong wording

Okay, but why are my baby rats so nervous? does it get better if I keep playing with them everyday?

Video: Bean Is A Stasher! Me: HaVe YoU SeEn My RaTs?!

Aww they learn better socially

Hi! how mant rats do you have at this time and what are there ages? Just curious and amazed!

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Currently 5 - 4 are about 23 months old, and one is about 27 months old. I’ve had 18 total though and trained each and every one of them so many of these clips are from past rats as well.

@h1719

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat that's incredible! your amazing!

Espresso was so cute when you showed us his first time training?

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't record her first training sessions, but I did show some of her first time exploring the larger playpen. She was a very cute little rat, and easily one of the most hyper and exploration obsessed rats I've had. It made her a bit hard to train at first because she easily got too excited and would dash off, but once she learned to channel that into concentrating it made her a dream to work with.

@therats3700

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat I envy you. All three of my rats are a pain to work with when I try to teach them tricks!

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Question: do they also learn by emulating other rats' movements?

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

They can get an idea from seeing other rats, and for example if I'm having trouble getting them to learn fetch I'll take out a few other rats that know it to give them the right idea and to make the ball more interesting, however to really master any behavior they ave to perform it themselves (and I mean the same goes for any animal because observing can only take you so far).

@elwduecentonove6080

3 жыл бұрын

Shadow The Rat Yeeah, “getting the idea” is what I was referring to, it makes perfect sense that one cannot learn only from observing :) I got curious since I have a rat with a disability and he kinda does his own special thing when it comes to moving around. Thanks for your answer!

What treat did you use? 11:47

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Wafer paper, aka rice paper.

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Hey so my rat Pluto is very boney and he eats a lot and he is breathing very heavily. What do i do?? I really need help

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

You really need to tale him to the vet - breathing heavily is usually either due to respiratory infections or heart failure, and with an older rat eating a lot I’d suspect heart failure. It’s always fatal but can be managed for a time with meds - not getting him vet help is cruel in this case since he will be struggling to breath and this could continue for weeks before he’d pass. I’ve seen rats with heart failure and it’s just terrible if you don’t treat it (sometimes they do need to be pts for it but it’s much more peaceful than naturally dying from it) - and there’s also a chance it’s a respiratory infection which is fairly easy to treat and they usually recover fully from it if you get them antibiotics ASAP. Anyways you really need to find a way to get him to the vet as soon as possible.

@jesuslovesyou9410

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat Thank u! But he is also 3 months old! I got him on the 19th i have 4 and they r all from the 19th and only 3months old! Do u have an email so i can send i vid of his breathing??

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

@@jesuslovesyou9410 Ahh I misunderstood, I thought he was old and it was happening for a while. If he’s young and this is a new behavior it’s almost certainly respiratory and very treatable - but also very dangerous if not treated. You can send me a video of his breathing at rattrixs@Gmail.com (or pm my shadow the rat Facebook page) but really all I can do is tell you if he needs vet care or not since any respiratory issue or other breathing issues need prescription meds to treat

@jesuslovesyou9410

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat thank u✨

Super 😘❤️

Nice vid now I can train my 16 rats Is 16 too many? I think not

@ShadowTheRat

3 жыл бұрын

Back when I had 12 last year I trained everyone, so I’d say you can do it for sure! I will admit one reason I like having a smaller group (now 6 rats) is because it’s easier to train and work with them one on one, but it was still a lot of fun to train with so many rats!

@Matthew-tg1pb

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowTheRat Thank you for the reply never got one