2006-10-12 13:38:03 · 10 answers · asked by paddy h 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Yes. If you have them from a young enough age... around 6-7 weeks old you can teach them to do pretty much anything.
I owned a just 6 weeks old female rat and i would handle her for several hours a day, hand feed her, and leave her cage open so she had the run of my bungalow. She would always return to her cage for food, water and toiletting. When I got some mice I had to split the sexes and had to put the females in her cage until i could get another one, i made a little den in my room with bedding and water/food etc but every night she would jump up on my bed, and curl up by my feet much like a dog would.
She would also give kisses if i put my nose up against her cage lol.
she was the best pet ever. It takes a while for them to get set in a routine but when they do its great.
2006-10-12 21:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by yummygummybear2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, it will just take some time and a lot of patience. I took a couple of psychology classes and they actually do a lot of psychological tests on rats because of the high level of intelligence that rats have. Good luck!
2006-10-12 13:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by Christopher M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't it depend on what you want them to do?
I mean, it should be easy to train a rat to squeak the Overture from Swan Lake but much harder to train it to hoot like an owl.
You're trying to train them to hoot like an owl, aren't you?
2006-10-12 13:43:02 · answer #3 · answered by Barks-at-Parrots 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rats are very intellegent.....I knew of a rat that came to you if she was running free when her name was called !
2006-10-12 22:02:34 · answer #4 · answered by Vet Nurse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use food as incentive, whenever they do something right (even if by accident) they get a treat. They're supposed to be bright so it should work, good luck!
2006-10-12 20:34:49 · answer #5 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try leaving them hints on Post-It notelets.
2006-10-12 13:40:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, scientists do it all the time when they are doing research. if they can do it, so can you. don't give up its going to take time and Patience and lots of work.
have fun
2006-10-12 13:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by Lala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes get a cat
2006-10-12 14:10:00 · answer #8 · answered by timbuck 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can. They are quite intelligent.
2006-10-12 13:45:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, they're too smart for that.
You are THEIR servant.
2006-10-12 22:13:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋