hi, i'm getting a rat for XMAS and i want to train him/her to do party tricks such as ringing a bell, knocking treats off a long flimsy pole, tightrope walking, stealing, bringing stuff, climbing, stuff like that?
2006-10-23 00:05:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Rats are awesome! Food rewards are rats' main (and I think only) motivation. Negative reinforcement does not work, it will only make your rat shy and withdrawn.
Using a different tone of voice with your rat can help a lot. A higher pitch in your voice (the way people talk to babies and puppies) will help your rat understand that it is being spoken to. Rats are intelligent enough to learn the meanings of words, but they are very limited in this regard--your rat will probably learn its name, and if you're lucky, will learn a word or two like "treat" or something similar. The tone of voice does help a lot, though, and rats are quick to learn the difference between a happy/good-job tone of voice and a disciplinary tone.
2006-10-23 00:20:31 · answer #1 · answered by Dave B. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
prepare them seperately, one after the different, or they are going to distract one yet another. you should use a drop of sugar water as a reinforcer. while the rat does some thing sturdy, supply him a drop of sugar water. in case you pair it with a click or another sound, they are going to in all risk p.c.. up on it speedier. i'm in a rat lab. My rat has discovered to hit a lever, hit a lever basically while a easy is on, and to dunk a "basketball" marble in a tin can. they could learn how to do extraordinarily much something! First, get him to affiliate the sugar water with the press sound. Then, each and every time he hears the press, he will flow to the situation the place the sugar water is distributed. Use Shaping to enhance the potential you want him to income. as an occasion, the lever press. First, he became rewarded for turning in the direction of the lever. Then, he became rewarded for sniffing the lever, then putting a paw on it, then pushing it down. bear in recommendations, nevertheless, that generally you ought to enhance the "previous" behaviors greater desirable than the hot. something their physique will enable them to do, they may be experienced to do.
2016-10-16 07:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by mathison 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Food rewards is the key to training rats- search: positive reinforcement training- Good luck- rats make an awsome pet!
2006-10-23 00:07:25 · answer #3 · answered by mclaren d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
electroshock works well, put a rat trap under the wire when its walking the tight rope,, he wont want to fall off then
2006-10-23 00:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by radkliff6902 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋