10 Tricks To Train Your Rat/Mouse First - Mini Tutorials
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- An updated video on what trick's I'd recommend training your rats first. The first few (spin, paw, come, jump through a hoop, jump to hand) are confidence building tricks, with come possibly being the most important "trick" you can train your rat.
Target, backup, and pull a string are also pretty easy to train, and have the added bonus of being the basis for many more complex tricks.
Finally, fetch and basketball can be considered a bit harder to teach, but are the basis and groundwork for just about every item-based trick out there. I recommend training your rat(s) tricks in this order as well, so by the time you get to fetch and basketball, your rat will already understand that their actions influence if they get a reward or not and you will know how your rat learns, and thus be able to train them more effectively.
Anyway, have fun training, and if you have any questions, feel free to comment them down below.
0:05 Spin
0:46 Paw
1:13 Come
2:49 Target
3:32 Jump through a hoop
4:46 Jump to hand
5:25 Backup
6:17 Pull a string
7:07 Fetch
8:39 Basketball
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*10 Tricks To Train Your Rat/Mouse First - Mini Tutorials:*
01. @00:05 - Spin;
02. @00:46 - Paw;
03. @01:13 - Come;
04. @02:49 - Target;
05. @03:32 - Jump through a hoop;
06. @04:46 - Jump to hand;
07. @05:25 - Backup;
08. @06:17 - Pull a string;
09. @07:07 - Fetch;
10. @08:39 - Basketball.
Can most mice do this or is your mouse special?
@@pb1209 they're rats. I'd say all hand-raised rats can learn these. And even rats that weren't hand raised could probably do them after some trust training. Rats learn quickly, especially with the reward system
It’s been a while since this comment but I just want to mention that I’ve never hand raised or bottle feed a rat. All my rats are either pet store rats, feeder rats, or rehomed rats from Craigslist or Facebook. Some have been shy, one even aggressive (one black and white girl in this video was a biter - never bit when training however and it was a great way to bond) but most have been perfectly friendly and many are cuddly and playful and love interacting outside of training.
So yeah, where they come from makes no difference! Any rat can learn and in fact my 3 best learners all came from different places and were completely unrelated.
As for mice they can learn any trick a rat can - the only difference is that mice tend to be more flighty so you may have to work more on comfort in whatever area you use to train first but they very much can learn anything a rat or dog can.
@@ShadowTheRat What treats are you giving your rats in this video? It looks like a sheet of pink paper?
can hamsters do this?
2:26 Now come my precious rats, NOW ATTACK!
Haha, funny thing is I really wasn't prepared for them to rush over so fast! It was really strange, almost like they were just waiting for me to call them lol
Have you ever done a TV talent show?? If not, you should. People need to see how incredible this is.
Yes u should
Yes !!! U definelty should to show how smart rats really r
@@ceceliarittenhouse5767 oh imagine if she has like a LOT of rats...
"Soo, what are you going to perform today?"
She makes the noise and a herd of rats all came running at her 😂
Agreed
I once went to someone's house and they said "C'mere" and slowly about a million chickens started coming over the hill and I was there for about half an hour but they were still coming. The "come" command reminds me of that lol.
one day when I move out of home, I will have trillions of rats hiding around my house so that if someone insults me I can just click my tongue and my army of rats will advance on them.
fluffaluffy lumfuffle Lmao I have nine chickens and if i call them by squawking ‘here chick chick chick’ they all come running towards me like little t-rex’s
My question is why does someone have a hill in their house.
I_am_a_gacha_editor Gachasaurous landforms my guy
I_am_a_gacha_editor Gachasaurous Tf kind of question is that lol
the rat king
instructions unclear, my rat ran away and became a chef
I laughed way too much at that lmaoo
He even has his own movie and restaurant now.
LMAOOOOOOO
😂
same 🤔
I tried this on my hamster and I just found out his IQ is surprisingly low.
I've had both hamsters and rats. The 2 can't be compared xD Hamsters are really not intelligent
Same with me but it was a big fat oof😅😩😪
Why would you think it would be the same?
Emza 89 😂😂
@@Lulu-xl5cm what about gerbils then 0-o
Seeing how smart these little creatures are never gets old. When I first told my mom I had rats for pets she was pretty much repulsed, she fell in love with the dumbo ears and when she saw how loyal and affectionate they are she warmed up a bit more. Their intelligence and ability to be trained just like dogs was really what sealed the deal for her. She loves them as much as I do now. I can't wait to try the rope pulling trick, I've wanted to teach them that for so long but I couldn't find a video or instructions/tips that explained or showed it well enough until now. So cool!
Brilliant rat ownership! Stimulating their intelligence with these games is brilliant. Well done.
Agree!
You make it look soo easy, my two rats are just climbing up me and grabbing my hand like THERES FOOD IN THERE GIVE ME but I know it takes time so I’m not giving up
Hi! I had a tan hooded rat named Willy for almost 3 years when I was in high school. Also had gerbils,hamsters, a guinea pig, a tortoise, and friendly squirelles in our wood pile. Willy was so wonderful..., I never thought to teach him any tricks, and after watching several of your videos, I wish I had! I don't know how old you are, you sound very young, but you are very knowledgeable and do a great job on these videos! Thanks for the memories of Willy!
Wow, I'm subscribed, I've never had such a detailed way to train a pet, you made it simple and broke it down. Thx😊😊😊
Pet smart usually has fancy rats available. Just keep and eye out on your local pet stores.
I can't thank you enough for this video. Teaching my rats to come when I want them to has been the best thing I ever did. Getting them back in the cage after free roam time is now a breeze and the other day one of my babies managed to escape the play pen while I was in the bathroom. I called her and she came right to me. Thank you!!
This is so cute
Sky yes it is
Of course! just only teach one trick at a time!
Oh yes, let those rats scramble around your house and eat your food .. Let them attract those dear roaches
I have me own rats.
I think so too. It's so cute !
I wish I had tutorials like this when I had my rats! I knew they were smart but I never even thought about training them. I had mine over 30 years ago and your videos brought back so many memories. Thanks 👍
thanos: has a BIG army
me: *makes the calling noise*
*it was at this moment he knew he f-ed up*
I-I have VERMINTIDE!!!
So they can learn multiple tricks and not get confused?
For sure! In fact, I teach Paw, Come, Backup, and Spin all within the first session! Thats maybe 5 minutes of work to get 4 different "tricks" on cue, and to set up good foundations for continued training.
Its like when your training a puppy - drill one trick too much and they get bored. Teach multiple tricks each sessions and soon you'll have a dog that loves training and learns quickly!
Yes i have a rat
Rats are smart and in some cases, have been proven to be smarter than mice. Impressive for a rodent.
Joah Got Jams believe it or not rats are really intelligent. They can even work out simple maths in their minds. :))
Joah Got Jams yes they can they are very intelligent learning tricks for them is like learning math for us. You can remember multiple math problems and not get confused they can learn multiple tricks without getting confused my rats know, come, and paw and they never get confused
I just got 2 female rats and bought them a big spacious cage. I am going to start trying to train them very soon, thank you for this video :) it's the first time i've owned rats but I think it'll be so much fun
I just wanted to say I love your videos! rats and squirrels are very different, but have many similarities that I try to learn from :)) my squirrel frank has started to learn spin and paw, but he's very focused on the treat and wants to climb me and grab it from my hand instead of doing the tricks sometimes 🤦🏻♀️😂🐿
I had my rats doing a couple of simple tricks, but nowhere near as advanced as yours. You're a star, your training video will be a great help.
So very nice to watch, your video !
I already knew that a pet rat was likely the best companion animal one could possibly have, better than a cat or a dog in my opinion, but your video here expands my vision even further.
Bravo for posting !!
Love the tutorial! Awesome job explaining!🐀❤️
Very cool! Great work with your rats! They’re smart and affectionate and are great little pets!
This is unintentionally hilarious hahaha. I found it really funny when they're backing up hahaha, so cuuute!
Very helpful, new to raising these wonderful pets and I'm hooked for life already🙂
As a psychology student and a rat lover, I absolutely love this! 😍
Very helpful for when I get my rats! Ty 💞
Im struggling with my two girls, Marge and Mo , they are just too crazy , you make it easy. Excellent..
My old rats learnt these better than my dog learned how to sit 😂
The things I find when trying to research for a throwaway line in my writing. XD Your rats are all super cute and they do their tricks so well!!
I love watching your videos 😁 I wish I knew the steps of training because Ruby would have had so much fun doing tricks like this. The next rat I adopt I will definitely teach using these tips. Great video thank you!!!
Listen I respect tf out this video.
The innocence in how hard they work for something that to us seems so insignificant all the while blowing the minds of the uninitiated.
I intend on putting this to use
Thank you Shadow the Rat for the awesome and entertaining tutorial. I am following your lead and teaching my two ratties your tricks. I love rats. And because of channels like this one, I LOVE UA-cam!
My friend: u have no talent.
Me:calls rats*
Me: imma end this whole girls life .
Good-good, now give them-them armors and hallberds and say : "STORMVERMIN, ATTEND ME-ME!!!"
Lol when you made the "come" noise both my mice came to me.😅
What treat do you give them? and where can you buy it? I want to teach my rats tricks but it’s hard finding a good treat
I just feed plain Cheerios broken into 2-4 pieces each most of the time. Gerber puffs make another good treat, again I break these into 2-4 pieces and feed each small piece as an individual reward. Both are available at just about any store as well, and each Gerber puff container lasts a week or so with all 4 girls training daily (I'll admit, I snack on the puffs as well - they taste really good!)
Otherwise, just about anything you or I can eat works. My girls are super food driven, and will work for something as tasteless as wafer paper to something as amazing as a bit of banana (their favorite fruit). If your having trouble with certain tricks, meat baby food is great at giving some extra motivation. I sometimes use it when training the initial few tricks, as it motivates the rats like no other food and ensures that they stay by me while eating it (if they run off after every trick to stash/eat their food, they'll learn at a MUCH slower pace).
Shadow The Rat thank you so much that really helps I have 6 boys it’s so cute watching them learn tricks I’m gonna start as soon as possible
Brianna Espinoza same. And when I speed he runs off
@@ShadowTheRat what do you have on your finger for them to lick as a treat?
Please don't give them those store treats on a daily basis. They are sugary and not natural or good for the rats health.
When you started getting them to come and the all just ran at you like they were soooo excited just broke me and I LOVE IT SO MUCH THEY ARE SO CUTE
Today I’m getting my rats and I’m going to tech my rats most of your amazing and adorable tricks! Thank u ☺️
This video brings me great joy. :D
I have to say that, this tutorial is so good. My rat learned 2 of the tricks with just 10-15 minutes. I dont even need to use my second hand for show her the price.
I don’t even have a rat, but this is still the cutest thing I’ve seen all week, I love it
I have two big boys and they both knows some tricks (spin, come, jump into a circle, jump on something etc.), they are awesome rats (pet ?), the problem is they are really really impatient about food, it's really hard to train them at something that last more than 1 sec to execute, otherwise they just jump on me to get the treat , ignoring the trick anyway :D They are almost 2 years old so I just let down on hard tricks :) Always good to watch your videos, it's really fun when you call them when they are distracted :D (PS : what is the treat that looks like ''paper'' you give to your rats ? seems a good idea if it's low on carbs and calories. PS 2: If you want some idea, I did learn a trick to my rats : I gently blow air (really gently, they can still feel it even if don't move my lips) at them and they do the trick (spin), people usually don't understand how I did this, or start thinking if I actually can do telepathy with my rats :D
Nit wafer paper
Nit I have 6 girls and they know up, come, paw, and kiss we just use their names for them to come to us they love to play games and are very sweet one of them is blind and deaf but still knows tricks she can feel like the different vibrations to when we speak so she knows what vibration is her name, up, paw, and kiss she is very intelligent but is very shy and in my house there is only two people who she is fine with them touching her me and my sister I live with 9 people in my house and have 19 pets
My mouses too
That’s so cool how u had the patience to tech them so many tricks
OMG THE FETCH WAS SO DAMN CUTE! I kinda want a pet rat now
Getting my first rats soon you have given me some brilliant ideas to keep them entertained
Thank you for all of your helpful teachings you have given me the inspiration to teach my gerbil 7+ tricks
i feel like you don't even have to go out of your way to train rats to come. all i have to do is crinkle a plastic bag and they come running because they think its food 😂
Amazing! ❤😂
Thanks! :)
Very good video. Made me smile a lot. I've always known that rats are intelligent and this just proves it. Well done.
So cute. Seeing them all come. Great work and thanks
Hey! What kind of sweet do you use for the training?
Leonie W cheerios or drops of yogurt on your finger tips work great
@Nevaeh Hyson Cheerios are good but I’m not sure about the yogurt
My parents would never let me get a rat but I’m watching this as a “what if”
I got rats today
@@corafitzsimmons7963 aww congrats! 🥺
This works with mice to? And what would be the best trick to teach a mouse first? Come?
I think spin is the easiest. If not, its with the hoop. But If you trained your mouse well (They know there name, they know you etc.) you can try ‘come’
Rats are quite different to mice, rats jump high and are more likely to remember everything, mice are good too but I am note sure if they coke under the same circumstances, they are different animals but u can give it a go i guess
Nice and rats are very different , mice probably wouldn’t want to sit down with you and learn a trick. I honestly don’t even know if they can learn these tricks 🤔
Thank you for making this, very well made!
Awesome 😍 Thank you! We have learned the “spin” command, now I hope to teach the rats to give a paw.🐀
1:56
*chonky rat running intensifies*
I love your videos. I watch them all, you are very talented.
Thank you so much! I just got rats and this helped me so much❤️I will try to learn my rats some tricks⭐️
I love you and your videos. They really help me and inspire me to do great things with my buddies while I still have them 😁
THIS IS SO CUTE!! Now I only have to convince my mom to get a mouse
Its a rat but ok
Lila Tantary read the title
Have a bit of an issue, they learned the "food call" before me and now will come int the cage from behind the fridge three rooms away, if I rustle a shopping bag. They know, that the food is in the cage, and know rustling of bags means food.
Best pet growing up was my rat boy. Big balls that scared my mother lol but she got use to my baby boy. Best little guy ever
Yes, we can!🐀🐀
Your rats are so smart!
Thank you so much!!! This was such a fun activity with my rats and I was surprised that even my shy one got really into it!
I'm going to teach all of my rats these this is going to be hard to do because I have 15 rats😅😨😵😓
I know this is old but I have 58 rats
I have two. TWO.
I used to have three when I was young.. loyal they were and brave enough to befriend my two cats
Aga Siepracka damn, are you a breeder? Or do you just really love rats and live in a mansion like wow, how can you fit so many cages in one house?
Incredibly helpful. Thank you ^^
I love all you pets. You are a great rat trainer
I have a problem. I have a young rat that won't take any treat from me unless I put it in front of her. Normally that doesn't work and I have tried different ways and she still won't take anything from me. Do you know anything that I could do to be able to start training my rat?
If she's not living with a friend, introducing her to a confident rat (or any rat really) will help more than anything. Rats learn best by example, and part of what helps me be able to start training and interacting with even skittish unsocialized rats right away is that their cagemates give them confidence and show them that they can trust me.
Other than that, try feeding liquid treats. Something like meat baby food on a metal spoon will teach her to lap it up, and after that you can offer it off your hands or fingers. This really helps with gaining trust in my experience, as the meat baby food is very motivating to rats, and since it's a liquid they're forced to sit next to you while consuming it (which helps form a positive association with your hands).
With real skittish rats, you really want to build some trust before you start requiring them to do things for treats. With my skittish girl Cream, I was able to train her before gaining too much trust simply because my older girls hung around and showed trust in me. Until she was hand tame though, she had to be trained near the more confident rats, or she would just be too nervous to train. Many touch desensitization and counter-conditioning session later, and now she can train alone. But we really had to build up a rappor of trust before she felt comfortable working alone with me.
Anyway, good luck training! :)
Thanks for the advice!
bond her with another rattie and try to bond with her yourself! I have a few tips I can give you if you'd like?
Frances Beckemeyer my first did the same. As they get more used to you they will take. My new one Xena, got her 3 days ago. She won't eat from my hand.
I have two dogs, a year apart in age; elder very food driven/easy to train; the other was not food driven and had to learn to be. 'Peer pressure' worked -- if big brother was getting a treat/training, she started to want to. Training is easier when they care about food. Although some might be more toy driven; my non-food one was very squeaky-ball driven. Gotta find their value-treat (food, or toy).
Are rats capable of learning words? Like for example if I taught it that “up up up” means to jump up onto my hand, would it understand? (I say this to my cats lol)
Our rats definitely know the word "Treat", so I'd say yes! We just adopted them from a breeder, and they must have taught them it because they came knowing it :-)
After all, words are just different "sounds" we make. Sure, they are more complex, but rats are intellgent.
My rats were clicker trained but will also come if I say it as well as they understand the word treat
this makes me so happy. thank u 4 the free serotonin
Very entertaining and informative to watch, thank you ^^
is there a recommended age to start training
Not really, so long as they are able and food motivated, they can learn (the youngest I've trained a rat is at 5 weeks old, the oldest rat I trained was over 2.5 years old).
ok thanks, just wanted to know as my rats are 7 1/2 weeks old
josiah kiddle hell to the no
Thank you from Australia
I showed my rat this video and now he has become a major break dancer , he sees me with a bit of food and starts breaking out into some serious hiphop moves , very clever creatures
THANKS FOR ALL OF THE TRICKS THIS REALLY GOING TO HELP
Слышал , что крыса , приручаемая человеком , но чтобы настолько 👍👍👍 Спасибо за прекрасное видео , очень познавательное и интересное .
The first trick I trained my rats were come, since it looked easy and helpful. I trained them in their cage because thats the place they are most comfortable in. Im working on spin now.
Edit: I have successfully trained spin! My rats, Olive and Patches, caight on very quickly, while the others took a bjt longer. They all now know Paw, Jump through a hoop, Come, and jump to hand.
can you do these tricks with mice too?
Yup! :)
Bully: hey rat! Ahaha!
Me: well its okay rat are adorable
Bully: rat are not ador-
Me: *give my phone to the bully then show the video*
Bully: ...
Wow! How fast they learn! Awesome
whenever I give my rat treat he salutes me .I love these little salutes so much that I didn't realize that he is using that as a positive reinforcement and trained me to give him treats 😅
Ummmmm I was wandering what treats you use that your rats perfer
Me to!
Россия ты тут?!
Ответь Раша!
Мы тут!!!! Мы везде!
I have a Masters degree in Psychology and you have a better grasp on Classical Conditioning than I do - well done... you and your rats are AMAZING!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The explanations are really helpful. It seems the rats having a blast. :D
Glad it helped - also yup, they love their training sessions and are always so excited for them!
Btw, rat owners, I reccomend using a pouch of Ella's kitchen as a nice treat for your rats, it has a dash of lemon juice but that doesn't affect them so its ok, but i tried with my rats and they loved it! Ty for the upload btw Shadow, your rats are adorable and clever!
I’m trying these tricks with my fancy mouse. The spinning one worked :) I’ll try the others!
Great video!
Did they work!?
Rats are so intelligent! I can't wait to get some rats
very clever using the starbucks cap as a clicker!!!
I LOVE the spin one it is so cute
Oh my gash. You are so clever, I love this video! I had rats throughout my life but never thought to train them like this. Wow. I find watching this videos to be oddly relaxing.
Omg the fetch trick is the cutest! And the basketball game, awww. I breed mice currently and this has me wondering if I can train them to do tricks.
Honestly, not only did I learn how to teach my future rats tricks, I learned a lot of tricks of how to turn my house into a rat playhouse.
They are incredible! I have a Dutch Shepherd and she can't do as many tricks as your rats lol! I need to up my training 😂
Fantastic video! Wish you all happiness.
I rlly wanna try this! Keeping updated...
Awesome, thanks for the tips !
That was too cute to watch them playing basketball, ooooohhhhhh😘😘😘
I'm super late, BUT I'm for sure going to try these
with my rats!
Thx for all the tips! I'm 10 and planning to get one one rat when I'm 14 or up this channel is helping me learn so much and especially the trick videos so a lot of times I'm busy making toys for my future rats or watching you 😋
Keep in mind it’s not fair on rats to only get one - rats are extremely social and need to have other same sex or altered rats around to live a good life. No amount of training or spending time with them can make up for another rats companionship so if your serious about getting rats you’ll need to make sure you can get at least 2.
@@ShadowTheRat ok, I will get two so that it will have somebody to be interactive with, I'm thinking of getting two boys cos I don't know how to get them nudered if you even can, thx so much for helping me in my journey to getting rats! :) me and my friend kept thinking of what kind of one rat to get either albino or spotted I guess now I can get both 😂😂😂😂
@@ShadowTheRat I will spend lots of time with it tho cos I love rats and will love it with all my heart but I won't be able to care for it all the time because of school, chores, time with my family like watching movies, going out places, etc so getting another rat would be helpful,they also need lots of toys I think and for about two years I have been making things for rats and hamsters, I don't think my parents would allow more then two rats tho cos were gonna get them when we get cats because rats get along with cats but cats would have to know the rat it's whole life to get along, again, thx for all the tips!
Mystēry-chan You can neuter male rats, or spay females, however unless you have a medical reason it’s usually not recommended. With females spaying them young as this helps prevent tumors in old age (intact females are incredibly prone to tumors once they get over about 1.5 years old - most of these tumors are benign and won’t spread, but they will grow in size and eventually grow large enough to impede quality of life), but male rats aren’t as prone to tumors and neutering pretty much only does two things - making them sterile, and preventing hormonal aggression (which is genetic and won’t show up in good lines - with that being said pet store rats or feeder rats have unknown genetics and so these rats are where hormonal aggression can be an issue). For the most part though male rats won’t need to be neutered, and they can and do need to live with other male rats. Same for female rats, they get along great no matter if you spay them or leave them intact. In any case even if you could spend all day with a rat it wouldn’t make up for another rats companionship, so it’s good that you can get two rats. I wouldn’t introduce them to your cats though - no matter if a cat is raised with rats or not cats are still predators and can hurt or even kill rats. Even if they are just playing a gentle swat from a cat can kill a rat - so you want to be sure to. Keep them apart. They don’t need to interact, and rats can be perfectly happy with playing on a bed or in a playpen while the cats are kept out of the room.
Mind blown! I knew rats were intelligent...but this is incredible.
Rats are so intelligent it's shocking!
And they're also so cute, mines are starting to learn the ''come'' command ahah!
But please, for some comments that I saw, don't adopt rats just because seing it doing tricks is cute. First of all rats are better together so at least two of them when adopting and do your research! ♥