Are you a pet owner concerned about your pet mouse’s happiness? Learn in this article whether or not mice like to play. What are the benefits of a pet mouse? In general, pet mice are fun, interactive creatures that can provide a great deal of enjoyment and enrichment to their human companions. They are low…
Can Mouse Climb? Can Mice Jump? This article discusses whether mice can jump. This is an interesting question to puzzle over, and the article dives into some of the science and research that has been done to figure this out. Why do mice need to jump? Mice need to jump because they are small creatures…
Do you like listening to music? What about your pet rat or mouse? We often assume that animals enjoy music just because we do. But the truth is, there’s no scientific evidence for this. In the past, we’ve all been told that animals don’t like music as it doesn’t have any survival value. But recent…
Treats are a rats friend. When I first got my first rat, one of my goals was to train him to come when I call him. After letting him settle into his new cage, I started giving him pieces of food just to get him used to being around me and coming up to my…
Sometimes, I take my rat, Splinter, out with me when I go to animal-related events or stores. ALSO SEE: How to Target Train Pet Rats How to Travel with a Rat Theoretically I could take him to more places but I’m always afraid of being a health code violation if say, I wanted to eat…
In the past, I posted about my litter training failure. After some trial and error, my boys were finally litter trained. The things you’ll need to begin litter training are: – rats – litter box – litter – some old poop READ MORE: How to Socialize New Rats Litter Training a Rat The first thing…
How To Target Train Pet Rats I didn’t know about target training until I was doing some research on how to train a puppy. Then I saw a video of someone’s rabbit doing the same thing. And naturally, I saw a video of someone doing this with their rat. Things You Will Need a stick…
The term socialization means to get your rat (or any pet) accustomed to you so that they are not prone to bite or be afraid when you are near. Some rats will be used to you after a few minutes and have no trouble warming up to you at all. However, there are other rats…
A key to training your rat to be well behaved is through a rewards system (food is the way to their hearts). Promoting Good Behaviour in Rats Rats will catch on to what you like if you go through positive reinforcements. Here’s an example video from Youtube that can show you how systematic rats are…