The best part of this video is how at the end of every trick the owner just shoves food into view from nowhere, like a mouse God descending from heaven
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Not only is this cool, but training mice to do tricks actually makes them happier (their mind & body is stimulated), instead of just wondering in a cage all day. :) Even with a exercise wheel and rat toys, activities like these are the best for mice/rats :) You're a awesome owner!
@@poppy-spadesIndeed. Mine need 8 inche wheels at a minimum, with larger ones requiring at least 10. Rats need 14-16 inch wheels depending on their size.
@@klocke-hx3xl performing tasks entirely unrelated to *directly* acquiring a food item is entirely different to performing tasks *directly* related to acquiring a food item... i.e. doing a fancy jig and getting an apple is different from climbing a tree to get an apple you underestimate the intelligence of animals in general, and that... is the hubris of man. yes, they want treats, but every animal will go about things differently. that is to say, one mouse might be thoroughly rocks-for-brains and not understand what you want, get huffy and sulk in a corner. another mouse might be effectively a genius and do everything you're wanting specifically for the reward but also your praise... whereas another mouse may have already proven they can do what you want them to, but they just don't feel like it. and yet still, some may fail again and again at doing what you want and never get the treat. it's not that they're stupid, but rather that they've misunderstood the goal. they, like the dumb mouse, get huffy and sulk in the corner. that is character and self-esteem. every animal has a different personality. every animal has a different level of intelligence. i've had dogs that are about as smart as a metric ton of broccoli... and i've had dogs as sharp as a knife, smarter than some folks i know. appreciate that we aren't all that different from animals, and that we aren't any better. that might make you question the meaning of our existence... or it might not. but regardless, there's a facet to life that you're clearly missing. this may seem like a lot to read into from nine words, but it's plain as day. you don't believe animals can possess personality or intelligence... that it's just performance = treat. i'd argue that the pattern-recognition and reward-seeking behaviours on display are a massive mark towards intelligence, and the differences between individuals are just as large a mark towards personality and character. all that to say... readjust the lens you view creatures and critters through. you'll find that very little makes humans different from animals. because we are animals.
They do have strong characters, I can vouch for that, they are tiny but with big characters, industrious, intelligent & feisty. I've never had mice before, now I've been gifted 2, 1 male 1 female, I'm amazed how curious & intelligent they are with their own individual characters. The female is like Minny mouse, really house-proud & loves reinventing & rebuilding/ remodeling her cage all the time, the male instead is like Mighty mouse at the mini mouse gym, continually on the treadmill / hamster wheel doing laps when he's not climbing upside down in his cage doing pull-ups showing off his mini mouse abs .. 🐁💪
They are very intelligent, e.g. they can learn by observing and they can generalize extremely well, e.g. I did not teach the mouse the 4-in-a-row-trick! She could already play basketball and understood the connection between ball-hoop and coin/blue thing. They still suprise me every day.
If anyone is keeping a small animal/bird in a cage or similar confined environment, please remember that you are entirely responsible for the whole life/hopes/welfare of that little one. Most of these kinds of animals are very conscious and aware of their predicament, but also they have loyalty and gratitude for being fed/loved. Please show your little friend caring attention, & be sure to let him/her/them out regularly, to see the sky and nature too. On their behalf, a very sincere "PLEASE!" :)
@@BrainMeltGaming the point is that this is enrichment for the micr and stimulates their mind. It is important for their health to keep the active and entertained, and thats whats happening in this video. It is sad to leave caged animals alone and bored. An owner becomes these animals entire world
titaniumjew It shows how Positive reinforcement has beneficial effects as opposed to negative reinforcement ..which I wish a lot of Humans would actually learn. in my opinion negative reinforcement should be illegal practice.
Hi! There is no limit except their short livespan. The reason why you see different mice performing tricks is that I have more than 20 of them and want to give as many as possible the chance to learn, not just focus on one. But of course you can teach one mouse as many tricks as you want. And it totally depends on the trick and on the mouse how long it takes - from a few minutes to a few weeks.
I found that every mouse I've encountered to be a small, gentle little thing wanting to do no harm. Shame that society has labeled these intelligent and adorable creatures as harmful beings when they aren't. They're a hell of a lot nicer than some dogs I've met.
joshua kim yes, however mice would still eat harvests, breed like crazy and sneaking everywhere in houses if they can, not to mention the dejections, so it's not completely underserved, though rats are much worse, indeed.
Sometimes special treats, sometimes a mixture of treats and normal food and sometimes normal food alone. It depends on how motivated the mouse is and on how difficult the trick is for her.
Adorable. I had pet mice years ago, one of them loved to hang out in my sweatshirt pocket as I walked around. You’d see a little mouse head sticking out. She was pretty cute.
Hi! The clicker training method is the same for all species, so if you can train your dog, I'm sure you can train your rats, too. You'll be surprised how quickly they learn! But a normal clicker may be too loud for some rats, in this case you can use a ballpen instead. I'm looking forward to see your training videos! :-)
Love your mice! I'm primarily a professional fish trainer, but I have also worked with rodents. They are marvelous animals. So glad to see you popularizing operant conditioning with mice! Great work.
Wow, I didn't know they could be trained like this. Someone in the comments already mentioned it makes them happier. I believe that is true. Putting in some effort and get awarded goes for all mammals.
This is incredible! Thank you so much for this fantastic insight into mice and their abilities! I imagine for someone with so much patience and appreciation for these small animals, you must have huge amounts of respect for animals of all kinds and levels of intelligence!
This is the cutest and most amazing and adorable thing I have seen all day and to be honest it just made my day go from crappy to great... your dedication is amazing keep it up!
I don't even remember what exactly I fed in this video. I have no special treat, it differs every time. Mostly it's a mixture of different seeds and treats.
Hi! Refusing treats is mostly a sign of severe stress. Do you take your mice out of their cage against their will? This would be extremely stressful for them. But you could try to feed them treats and train them inside their cage. And give them a little more time, one week is a very short time, most mice need much longer to trust you.
Not entirely sure but with psychology experiments usually, they are kept in a confined space until eventually they do the expected task and then are rewarded. For example a pigeon kept in a cage does not leave until it figures out the touching the lever opens the door to the food.
Hi! All mice in this video are normal house/fancy mice and are only average-sized or even smaller. But in some of my other videos you can see larger species like multimammate mice and spiny mice.
I have pet snakes and truth be told I breed mice for food..... but I didn't realise how amazing and inteligent and fun they are. I think I may have to go back to buying frozen now I have seen this.
As long as you treat them with respect, I wouldn't say you're a terrible person for feeding your snakes. Is live better for snakes than frozen? If so, you should continue. If not, I personally wouldn't.
mardalfossen they dont have to have live. Some refuse frozen thawed so we have little choice. In the UK it is illegal to feed live mice if it is videoed or practiced for entertainment, or, if the mouse is left in when the snake is not hungry causing unnecessary distress to the animal. (animal welfare act) Like i said though we try not too but 3 of my snakes will never eat frozen so i have no choice with it. Its nice to have someone understand for a change!! I have had a few people report me in the past for it when they found out, hence i found out the above info from the police. But still feel bad about it! haha they do have a great habitril set up though and we do get them out and play with them so they have a good life.
I talked to a rescue helper and she said they never feed live (and this is with wild snakes). They just encourage them if they refuse and it always works. People think up every possible excuse to live feed. How can live feeding ever not cause distress? Killing is a violent act and mice are sentient beings. Why would anyone keep snakes if they didn't like the feeding method? Bit like the drug dealer saying they hate it that people die of the drugs they push!
sourisblanche drug dealers don't like that people die of their drugs, if for nothing else, they loose custom and the drug becomes harder to push. the idea that we look forward every excuse to feed live isn't a fair statement. I admit when I first got a snake I tried it to see what it was like! call me evil or what you like but it is human nature....it was horrible and it really was a last resort. however, I have now found canny ways to frozen thaw and like I said this video was the turning point for me. we have to be careful however not to austomorphasise please excuse spelling) which is portraying human emotion into animals. although they are sentient beings they don't quite think like we do, though it is easy to see a similar thought process, but the triggers are not like ours. all in all I can tell you first hand as someone who breeds his own mice to feed snakes, that I found it easier to feed live to the snakes than having to gas them myself, I could turn an eye to the responsibility and the guilt... however gas is far better try just go to sleep like an anaesthetic and that's it, if fed immediately after death snakes go wild for them so I haven't needed live for a bit! even hatchlings do well with this!
As a kid we had mice, hamsters and even rats as pets, we never once thought "Ew a pest." Unless it was a wild one that got in LOL. Seeing these mice learn such intelligent tricks should make people realize that all animals are capable of anything when a human takes the time, love, care and patience. Awesome job!
Yes, you have to get at least 4 and males have to be neutered. And there are a few more things to consider before getting mice, so please read my notice "I just bought a mouse" on my facebook page.
This is a very good example of conditioning in psychology; The mouse completes a certain task to receive a reward. If the process is repeated enough times, then the mouse can complete tasks without a reward at the end.
The best part of this video is how at the end of every trick the owner just shoves food into view from nowhere, like a mouse God descending from heaven
Hey!🥰 It would be so nice if you check out mine. I too have two rats. They are so adorable 🥰 . I would love your suggestion and comment 😊
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you just spoiled the final of the serie
Not only is this cool, but training mice to do tricks actually makes them happier (their mind & body is stimulated), instead of just wondering in a cage all day. :) Even with a exercise wheel and rat toys, activities like these are the best for mice/rats :) You're a awesome owner!
indeed, they are very social and needs to be interacted with
A borabl mouse
Careful with giving a rat a wheel, most are not big enough and will hurt them
@@poppy-spadesIndeed. Mine need 8 inche wheels at a minimum, with larger ones requiring at least 10. Rats need 14-16 inch wheels depending on their size.
@@urmo345 99% of the animal kingdom has need for socializing. Duh.
I love their strong character and their self-esteem. Quite fascinating for such a small creature.
This is the sweetest most amazing thing ever ❤
They want treats. Don't make it something it isn't.
@@klocke-hx3xl performing tasks entirely unrelated to *directly* acquiring a food item is entirely different to performing tasks *directly* related to acquiring a food item...
i.e. doing a fancy jig and getting an apple is different from climbing a tree to get an apple
you underestimate the intelligence of animals in general, and that... is the hubris of man.
yes, they want treats, but every animal will go about things differently. that is to say, one mouse might be thoroughly rocks-for-brains and not understand what you want, get huffy and sulk in a corner. another mouse might be effectively a genius and do everything you're wanting specifically for the reward but also your praise... whereas another mouse may have already proven they can do what you want them to, but they just don't feel like it.
and yet still, some may fail again and again at doing what you want and never get the treat. it's not that they're stupid, but rather that they've misunderstood the goal. they, like the dumb mouse, get huffy and sulk in the corner.
that is character and self-esteem.
every animal has a different personality.
every animal has a different level of intelligence.
i've had dogs that are about as smart as a metric ton of broccoli... and i've had dogs as sharp as a knife, smarter than some folks i know.
appreciate that we aren't all that different from animals, and that we aren't any better.
that might make you question the meaning of our existence... or it might not. but regardless, there's a facet to life that you're clearly missing.
this may seem like a lot to read into from nine words, but it's plain as day. you don't believe animals can possess personality or intelligence... that it's just performance = treat.
i'd argue that the pattern-recognition and reward-seeking behaviours on display are a massive mark towards intelligence, and the differences between individuals are just as large a mark towards personality and character.
all that to say... readjust the lens you view creatures and critters through. you'll find that very little makes humans different from animals. because we are animals.
@@klocke-hx3xl...they didn't though.
They do have strong characters, I can vouch for that, they are tiny but with big characters, industrious, intelligent & feisty. I've never had mice before, now I've been gifted 2, 1 male 1 female, I'm amazed how curious & intelligent they are with their own individual characters. The female is like Minny mouse, really house-proud & loves reinventing & rebuilding/ remodeling her cage all the time, the male instead is like Mighty mouse at the mini mouse gym, continually on the treadmill / hamster wheel doing laps when he's not climbing upside down in his cage doing pull-ups showing off his mini mouse abs .. 🐁💪
Can't wait for the Moulympics.
ICTON
More like the Mouseympics...
Shut up
I can't wait for it either
@@killmyhope why is it always the newer comment being rude...
@@Tmid. bc it was five years ago and on impulse I'm clowning myself
They are very intelligent, e.g. they can learn by observing and they can generalize extremely well, e.g. I did not teach the mouse the 4-in-a-row-trick! She could already play basketball and understood the connection between ball-hoop and coin/blue thing. They still suprise me every day.
It's a shame how many people don't realise how smart mice and rats are. I've owned many rats over the years and they were just like little dogs.
Except they don't bark and be annoying. Neighborhood has so may dogs that bark non stop, I hate it.
must be from new york
+isthislife2 ha that's true cause my neighbors have 4 dogs and they're so loud 😂😂😂
Samantha Squarl
Really?
*mice not rats lol
did. did you teach your mouse to slam dunk.
Olive Draws- I was hopping for some shots. Various styles of shots, like a Karim Abdul Jabbar, Jordan,Steve Curry, Kevin Durant,Ray Allen..
COME ON AND SLAM AND WELCOME TO THE JAM
Stefan Nedeljkovic seriously.. mouse cant even make a full court shot?? smh
😂
@@Nezkredk DAMNIT YOU BEAT ME TO IT 😂
I love how the mouse at the end pays for his food that was adorable 😂
If anyone is keeping a small animal/bird in a cage or similar confined environment, please remember that you are entirely responsible for the whole life/hopes/welfare of that little one. Most of these kinds of animals are very conscious and aware of their predicament, but also they have loyalty and gratitude for being fed/loved. Please show your little friend caring attention, & be sure to let him/her/them out regularly, to see the sky and nature too. On their behalf, a very sincere "PLEASE!" :)
Bruh lol
What? What was the point of this comment when the video is mice doing tricks?
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Thank you, a wonderfully put comment. This to me is why caged animals should never been seen as starter pets or low commitment
@@BrainMeltGaming the point is that this is enrichment for the micr and stimulates their mind. It is important for their health to keep the active and entertained, and thats whats happening in this video. It is sad to leave caged animals alone and bored. An owner becomes these animals entire world
I wish I was this smart...
It's just classical conditioning. You can do it with really anything that has a brain
titaniumjew
You actually can't do this with reptiles.
titaniumjew It shows how Positive reinforcement has beneficial effects as opposed to negative reinforcement ..which I wish a lot of Humans would actually learn. in my opinion negative reinforcement should be illegal practice.
what you can do is eat their brain to gain its knowledge
Erin L If negative reinforcement is illegal, doesn't that make it impossible to punish wrong-doers and removing laws?
Hi! There is no limit except their short livespan. The reason why you see different mice performing tricks is that I have more than 20 of them and want to give as many as possible the chance to learn, not just focus on one. But of course you can teach one mouse as many tricks as you want. And it totally depends on the trick and on the mouse how long it takes - from a few minutes to a few weeks.
I found that every mouse I've encountered to be a small, gentle little thing wanting to do no harm. Shame that society has labeled these intelligent and adorable creatures as harmful beings when they aren't. They're a hell of a lot nicer than some dogs I've met.
they used to eat harvest, an they can carry dangerous parasite, that's why they hve such reputation
Kamfrenchie That's more along rats than mice though. Two beings that are similar, yet also drastically different.
joshua kim
yes, however mice would still eat harvests, breed like crazy and sneaking everywhere in houses if they can, not to mention the dejections, so it's not completely underserved, though rats are much worse, indeed.
Kamfrenchie Yeah, that's all true.
Mice=annoying pests, but relatively harmless
Rats=actually dangerous health hazards
joshua kim Mice can Also Spread Disease.
Sometimes special treats, sometimes a mixture of treats and normal food and sometimes normal food alone. It depends on how motivated the mouse is and on how difficult the trick is for her.
Adorable. I had pet mice years ago, one of them loved to hang out in my sweatshirt pocket as I walked around. You’d see a little mouse head sticking out. She was pretty cute.
My mom had a pet mouse that would ride around on her shoulder :)
7 years later, still one of the best videos on the internet.
Anyone who invests this much time and love into training mice, must be a very special human being. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video 😊
Hi! The clicker training method is the same for all species, so if you can train your dog, I'm sure you can train your rats, too. You'll be surprised how quickly they learn! But a normal clicker may be too loud for some rats, in this case you can use a ballpen instead. I'm looking forward to see your training videos! :-)
Rats absolutely can be trained. There are lots of videos on UA-cam of rats doing tricks.
1:17 : Oh man, if you could train the mouse to beat someone at Connect Four, I would shit bricks
lol
This comment legitimately made me laugh 😂
Racist trash
same
are you black?
So neat to see how smart the lil mice are
Unbelievable how smart animals are..
Adorable :)
These mice are awesome, my mouse just bites the shit outta me and shits all over the place.
there highly trainable remember they do anything for food
Sounds like my guinea pig
That pretty much sums up every pet.
MrRyan2582 Either your mouse is a big grouch or you haven't tamed it yet XD
Lol.
My first thought when I saw the ring trick was having a mouse be the one to bring you the ring in a wedding XD
That's an awesome idea. It would also be a great idea if you got the mouse to propose
oh my god i need to do that with my boyfriend
I wish I had thought of that when I got married. I had pet mice at the time.
@@rebecca8525
That would have been a viral video.
Love your mice! I'm primarily a professional fish trainer, but I have also worked with rodents. They are marvelous animals. So glad to see you popularizing operant conditioning with mice! Great work.
Lube up the skateboard wheels and let Scooter ride free.
Omg wtf he's riding a skateboard 😂 this is cool
All mice ride skateboards. All mice are cool.
@@adasmith7753 a mouse ghost wrote this
Stuart Little LOl
1:53 for a second i thought he was flipping off the mouse. lol. your mice are so cute!
Out of all the places... I didn't expect you to comment on this video 10 years ago.
omg I can't believe what i am seeing . I'll never look at mice with evil intention .
But they only get to live 2-3 years.
Where can I buy these kind of cats?
Average Joe those are dogs you moron
These are hippos dumbass😂😂 lmao
Average Joe First of all you guys are all wrong , snake.. Shesh!
NO NEED TO ARGUE THEY ARE GIRAFFES
These comments are gold
Yes, they love to learn and become more self-confident and less stress-sensitive.
Your mice are so amazing! So nice someone is showing them to be intelligent sentient beings sharing our world!
I think this has the best title of any video on UA-cam. "Trickmousing." What an elegant coinage
I want a mouse that's yellow, has black ears and red cheeks and knows how to shock people
Pika-pika- achoooo
UnstoppabIeDuck you mean pikachu?
Fikri Hariri gamer no a yellow mouse
Fikri Hariri gamer with static
Bonus Ducks 😜
That is some serious Pavlovian conditioning . Congrats on the hard work. Shows just why mice have survived for so long.
Well done. Impressive work from both them and you. Wonderful little creatures.
I trained mine to steal jewelry and money.
Not Applicable cool
That's slavery.
newt scamander ? is that you ?
I have a giant miniature space hamster I use to kill and slaughter my enemies, he has been with me ever since my h-h-head injury.
I have a baby niffler, quite troublesome the little animal
That's really cool. I bet mice make great pets. Good video.
They are so adorable!
Wow, I didn't know they could be trained like this. Someone in the comments already mentioned it makes them happier. I believe that is true. Putting in some effort and get awarded goes for all mammals.
brilliant and patient man or woman to train mice like this. Jay Leno or one of the show hosts should have you on their show. Incredible!
This is incredible! Thank you so much for this fantastic insight into mice and their abilities! I imagine for someone with so much patience and appreciation for these small animals, you must have huge amounts of respect for animals of all kinds and levels of intelligence!
Wow, your little ones are awesome. It's a shame most people don't know how smart mice and rats are.
This is amazing. It's so lovely that you have had the dedication to do this:)
I had no idea mice could do tricks! Thank you for sharing! They are adorable!
I have an adorable wild mouse in my NYC apartment. He's very shy, but occasionally he comes out at night.
Congratulations. What a lovely relationship you have with those mice.
Actually, I'm not very patient. And that's why I love to work with mice, they learn much faster than my dog.
This is the cutest and most amazing and adorable thing I have seen all day and to be honest it just made my day go from crappy to great... your dedication is amazing keep it up!
Cool and extremely adorable.
Came here for inspiration. Ive just taught my male mouse Fern to spin on cue and plan on teaching him many more tricks!
I lost it when they were riding the skateboard😆 so cute!
This is called Operant Conditioning. It is a major part of modern psychology and the way things are learned.
Lol at the end the mouse just runs off with its treat xD
I got what I came for, I'm out!
Its cute lol
@@derpaderpy4931 You and Andy UA-cam blood and Nikkiלא היית להדליק לו אדוני
The skateboard trick is my favorite. So cute!
this little fella is awesome!
Mr Jingles lives on!
"Coin! Treat? treat? ...no? ....Another Coin! Treat? treat? ...."
hahahaha
I like how he lets them pick out what seed they want
the mice on my subway are not this cool
Really? We always thought that the humans on the subway weren't as cool as the ones in the Dude Perfect videos. Huh. Who would have thought?
@mojo jojo Uuuhhhh.... Ok. Most mice do.
@mojo jojo oh, at least my fursona will live on
Noah Robinson lol
@@adasmith7753 Checking to see if dead or not gurgle blood once for yes, twice for no??
Nah our lil bro is gonna becoming a sport master
That's soo cute!!! Especially when he fetched the little bead! Just like mr. Jingles in the Green Mile!
awesome movie ;)
Totes my goats, it is!!
So smart!! Well done for having such talent to train them
Dey gon' lib in Mouseville...down in Fla-ida.
I don't even remember what exactly I fed in this video. I have no special treat, it differs every time. Mostly it's a mixture of different seeds and treats.
Never seen anything like this before.So clever and cute 👌❤.
Hi! Refusing treats is mostly a sign of severe stress. Do you take your mice out of their cage against their will? This would be extremely stressful for them. But you could try to feed them treats and train them inside their cage. And give them a little more time, one week is a very short time, most mice need much longer to trust you.
awwwwwwwwwwwwwww my Heart just Exploded with CUTNESSS OMG THEIR SO FLUFFY
Such adorable pretty little Mice! So smart n your a good trainer! Thxx for sharing...
This is adorable omg! How long have you had them for because I know my mice would never do that 😂
I am so inspired by this! Would love to know more about specifically how you train them in stages. Could you do a video on that?
Damn! talk about some smart mice! I can't even ride a skateboard and that mouse did it like a pro..XD
So cute! I have two rats but am hoping to get some mice! I love it when he/her puts the ring on your finger.
How did you do that,incredible!
I love your mice - they're such clever and cute little guys.
When even a mouse skates better than you
Oh mousey so cute and rad awesome cool smart.
Makes me miss my chinchillas and degus very much. RIP.
The great mouse whisperer everybody
This is very cool and interesting! Smart little mices!
I understand how they get rewarded each time they did a certain task, but how do they know what they have to do the first time around?
Not entirely sure but with psychology experiments usually, they are kept in a confined space until eventually they do the expected task and then are rewarded. For example a pigeon kept in a cage does not leave until it figures out the touching the lever opens the door to the food.
They are taught how to do it and are rewarded from progress.
All mice attend English classes in the underground and can therefore understand instructions.
They follow food first times
Cool! I tried getting my mice to run through a tube on command, but they didn't really get it. Your mice are very talented!
0:47 that mouse can shoot a hoop better than me...
Me at literally 3 AM watching this like GO GO GOOOOOO !!!!!
I love mice!:3
Hi! All mice in this video are normal house/fancy mice and are only average-sized or even smaller. But in some of my other videos you can see larger species like multimammate mice and spiny mice.
I have pet snakes and truth be told I breed mice for food.....
but I didn't realise how amazing and inteligent and fun they are. I think I may have to go back to buying frozen now I have seen this.
As long as you treat them with respect, I wouldn't say you're a terrible person for feeding your snakes. Is live better for snakes than frozen? If so, you should continue. If not, I personally wouldn't.
Live is not necessary. It's illegal in my country.
mardalfossen they dont have to have live. Some refuse frozen thawed so we have little choice.
In the UK it is illegal to feed live mice if it is videoed or practiced for entertainment, or, if the mouse is left in when the snake is not hungry causing unnecessary distress to the animal. (animal welfare act) Like i said though we try not too but 3 of my snakes will never eat frozen so i have no choice with it. Its nice to have someone understand for a change!! I have had a few people report me in the past for it when they found out, hence i found out the above info from the police. But still feel bad about it! haha they do have a great habitril set up though and we do get them out and play with them so they have a good life.
I talked to a rescue helper and she said they never feed live (and this is with wild snakes). They just encourage them if they refuse and it always works. People think up every possible excuse to live feed. How can live feeding ever not cause distress? Killing is a violent act and mice are sentient beings. Why would anyone keep snakes if they didn't like the feeding method? Bit like the drug dealer saying they hate it that people die of the drugs they push!
sourisblanche
drug dealers don't like that people die of their drugs, if for nothing else, they loose custom and the drug becomes harder to push.
the idea that we look forward every excuse to feed live isn't a fair statement. I admit when I first got a snake I tried it to see what it was like! call me evil or what you like but it is human nature....it was horrible and it really was a last resort. however, I have now found canny ways to frozen thaw and like I said this video was the turning point for me. we have to be careful however not to austomorphasise please excuse spelling) which is portraying human emotion into animals. although they are sentient beings they don't quite think like we do, though it is easy to see a similar thought process, but the triggers are not like ours.
all in all I can tell you first hand as someone who breeds his own mice to feed snakes, that I found it easier to feed live to the snakes than having to gas them myself, I could turn an eye to the responsibility and the guilt... however gas is far better try just go to sleep like an anaesthetic and that's it, if fed immediately after death snakes go wild for them so I haven't needed live for a bit! even hatchlings do well with this!
As a kid we had mice, hamsters and even rats as pets, we never once thought "Ew a pest." Unless it was a wild one that got in LOL. Seeing these mice learn such intelligent tricks should make people realize that all animals are capable of anything when a human takes the time, love, care and patience. Awesome job!
oh my gosh they are so CUTE! and so clever!
I'm watching this with my kid, we are getting mice later this year :)
You are ovisuly amazing to teach these tricks! Those mice are soooo adorable
So very cute :D
Wow!!! That must have taken so much patience and love!
that's just adorable
THey are so adorable!! They are probably the smartest and cutest mice I have ever seen!!! :)
We need memes of this NOW
That was very cool. Are there any easier tricks that are good to start out with? My son wants to try to teach his mouse something.
The last mouse sure did work with the shekels very well sir. Did you name it Mensch?
Yes, you have to get at least 4 and males have to be neutered. And there are a few more things to consider before getting mice, so please read my notice "I just bought a mouse" on my facebook page.
how do you do this?
I want to train my mice to do these kinds of things?
I love this. I have never had a mouse or ray but I really would love to. Such incredibly smart things! And so adorable.
Enjoy the mice Shannon Rogers Eren Mckay Cristina deLeon DDM
Awe.. the mouse proposed to you..
OH NO A MOUSE IS SMARTER THAN MY BRO Andrew Marcotte
seriously that's rude
Andrew Marcotte sorry bro LOL
YourWorst Nightmare im in middle school and my bro Sockolith never went to school
YourWorst Nightmare yep
YourWorst Nightmare what school district
This is a very good example of conditioning in psychology; The mouse completes a certain task to receive a reward. If the process is repeated enough times, then the mouse can complete tasks without a reward at the end.