They are such intelligent, adaptive little fur'babies. Just sharing, I have a buck that since he was a pup, goes through noticable anxiety every time I go to pick him up. After he's on my shoulder or lap he's absolutely fine. Not sure how it happened really or came about but now if I light tap fingers together (a soft clap) or and put my finger under his chin, then go to pick him up, it's like I've given him time to understand what's going to happen, like a warning. But if I don't give him this communication before hand he experiences the anxiety. Just a little bit of corky info that I happened across. Lol!😁
Isamu Rat Care If I tried I’d probably do ok & they’d just hang there looking at me, but most of the time they crawl onto me from the cage so I’ve never really have to pick them up! Much like your gorgeous girls in this video 😝
I'm wondering if I should be pushing to get my new rats used to being picked up or whether I should just let them come to me in their own time. They are only babies (10 weeks) and are slowly getting used to me but I'm not sure how far to push it because some people suggest just picking them up regularly regardless to get the accustomed to it others suggest waiting until the rats gain confidence to allow me to pick them up in their own time.
This has been very helpful. I have 2 new young petshop bought girls that are very skittish. I transport them in and out of the cage in a carrier. Should I be picking them up when they dont want it so they get used to me? They had little to no handling for the first 5 months of their lives so I know it will take time.
I do want to do a video on socialising and building trust but need the appropriate rats to do it lol. Mine are a bit too friendly and easy going. However if you read the bit about socialising rats on my page it goes into more detail than I can on a reply here. www.isamurats.co.uk/starting-out-with-rats.html (about half way down). Personally I default to the confidence method. It's kind of the socialisation version of the carrier method. It tends to acheive quick results for most rats and is where I start. However not all rats are the same and you do very much need to be flexible to get the most out of the rats. With the rat I talk about at the bottom of that page. A lovely lady called Skally, she needed a different approach, I still started with the confidence method but adapted it to fit around her and it worked really well
One of my girls 14 months just hates being picked up. She won't allow it no matter what I do. She flips away. My other 3 girls are ok but she hates interaction less on her terms. Is she just this type of girl?. She's always been this way. Beautiful but moody.
Some don’t enjoy handling, it is a tenement thing though you can usually train them to tolerate it with patience, or an alternative is to train her to jump into a cube or tube when offered so you can transport her around safely without excessive handling. This tends to be very useful and kind to the rat
Have you looked at your cage set up at all? It can be worth minimising places that they can hide initially. If you have a watch of my socialisation play list there’s a fair few tips on there
They are such intelligent, adaptive little fur'babies. Just sharing, I have a buck that since he was a pup, goes through noticable anxiety every time I go to pick him up. After he's on my shoulder or lap he's absolutely fine. Not sure how it happened really or came about but now if I light tap fingers together (a soft clap) or and put my finger under his chin, then go to pick him up, it's like I've given him time to understand what's going to happen, like a warning. But if I don't give him this communication before hand he experiences the anxiety. Just a little bit of corky info that I happened across. Lol!😁
This is very much the polite thing to do, let him know you’re coming and he can be ready for it. Lovely respectful approach
It’s almost impossible to hold my bucks one handed! My hands aren’t big enough! Gotta support those big bums immediately 😂
I used to do ok with mine. Couldn't reach around there chests but they used to hang there. I'll dig you up a photo tomorrow. They were chunky lads
Isamu Rat Care If I tried I’d probably do ok & they’d just hang there looking at me, but most of the time they crawl onto me from the cage so I’ve never really have to pick them up! Much like your gorgeous girls in this video 😝
Very helpful! Love your videos, thank you ❤️
Really glad they are helping you. Anything you are specifically after let me know
I'm wondering if I should be pushing to get my new rats used to being picked up or whether I should just let them come to me in their own time. They are only babies (10 weeks) and are slowly getting used to me but I'm not sure how far to push it because some people suggest just picking them up regularly regardless to get the accustomed to it others suggest waiting until the rats gain confidence to allow me to pick them up in their own time.
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This has been very helpful. I have 2 new young petshop bought girls that are very skittish. I transport them in and out of the cage in a carrier. Should I be picking them up when they dont want it so they get used to me? They had little to no handling for the first 5 months of their lives so I know it will take time.
I do want to do a video on socialising and building trust but need the appropriate rats to do it lol. Mine are a bit too friendly and easy going. However if you read the bit about socialising rats on my page it goes into more detail than I can on a reply here. www.isamurats.co.uk/starting-out-with-rats.html (about half way down).
Personally I default to the confidence method. It's kind of the socialisation version of the carrier method. It tends to acheive quick results for most rats and is where I start. However not all rats are the same and you do very much need to be flexible to get the most out of the rats. With the rat I talk about at the bottom of that page. A lovely lady called Skally, she needed a different approach, I still started with the confidence method but adapted it to fit around her and it worked really well
One of my girls 14 months just hates being picked up. She won't allow it no matter what I do. She flips away. My other 3 girls are ok but she hates interaction less on her terms. Is she just this type of girl?. She's always been this way. Beautiful but moody.
Some don’t enjoy handling, it is a tenement thing though you can usually train them to tolerate it with patience, or an alternative is to train her to jump into a cube or tube when offered so you can transport her around safely without excessive handling. This tends to be very useful and kind to the rat
The babies are sooo cute and the adults I have two rats and they run whenever I try to pick them up how do I stop this
Have you looked at your cage set up at all? It can be worth minimising places that they can hide initially. If you have a watch of my socialisation play list there’s a fair few tips on there
@@IsamuRatCare thank you
Haha its like grab and let go training