How to teach a pet rat to retrieve and drop a ball (7 steps)

[Simsszlove]

Your rats are so smart and cute. -3

[RatExpert1]

Great help! Thank you!!

[xyberviri]

I was also wondering mine seem to like rasins and driwd apple

[TheCappucinaa]

What a treat do u give them usual ? Bcs ma rats dont like cheese , etc .. ;D ?

[MarwariHorseluvr]

What training treats work the best?

[yourallbrainwashed]

cool

[AnimationMaker4Life]

Ew, lady u gotta thin twice before keeping and touching rodents!¡

[HWF0071]

Epic slow-mo at the end

[labradoodleandpalz]

@HWF0071 Success!!

[mareble412]

Could you increase the distance between the two glasses and it still work?

[ShufflingHARD]

i LOVE your channel i cant wait to try some of these tactics!

[aggirlgrace]

what is the number one thing i should teach my rat frist to like water ,,tunnel fenching , or this ,plese reply i loved teaching my rat scooter but he does not like to coeoperat any advice or any other vids i can watch of yours that theaches me how to do a trick thanks

[foxclaw1234]

you truly are the rat master

[ChrisGray714]

my rats only come out at night and they r young though does that make a diffirence

[GreenAndBlueMonkey7]

What Treats Do You Use? And Thanks :)

[WobblyBoy1031]

@GreenAndBlueMonkey7 It shouldn't matter what treat he uses, what matters is what your rats favorite treat is

[GreenAndBlueMonkey7]

@WobblyBoy1031

Ok.

[Mondires]

Very beautiful animals!

[088cloud]

urgh! i wish i couldtrain my pet mouse like that he used to bite my finger.. :( but tnx for the vids. its really cool ^^

[opalorchid]

I thought that was awesome and i hope it works i am getting a rat when school lets out

[Lynxika]

Awesome!!! i never seen this trick before, great job and thanks for the videos!! =D

[18chrisbrownlover]

Cute

[colonelkillyou]

how r your rats so well behaved mine wont even pay attention to me or any treat i show them they just eat sleep and fight and arent the least bit curious

[punkvader77]

Can the rat be trained to jerk me off? Just a question

[peacereka]

This is awesome!!! I am about to buy a pet rat and I have just found out they can learn tricks and they seem to enjoy playing around :) Thank you very much for the video! when my future rats will be ready I will try to teach them this trick as well.

[XxXTaigerLillyXxX]

what do you use for treats?

[ElHanko]

Brilliant :) and very, very cute!

[jengagem]

at 5:02 the poor thing slips

[HappyHazzard]

What treats are they using?

[Raishana]

Wow, that's amazing! I'll definitely try it with one of my boys. Thanks!

[BeautifulRatGirl]

how do you teach a rat to "paw"?

[mindymay270]

@BeautifulRatGirl what do you mean by paw? Cause my rat can "paw" as in like shake hands type thing. All I did for that trick is hold her on my hand and hold a treat, then lift up her paw with my finger and then say "shake" (you can say "paw" or another word for the command, I used "shake") and then gave the treat. Pretty much as you would for a dog, and she does it. Though she is very stubborn and doesn't always listen to me, i'm still in the teaching process with her, but that is how I do it.

[BeautifulRatGirl]

@mindymay270 thaa helps!

[mindymay270]

@BeautifulRatGirl :) good i'm glad. I will try to get a video on training them "Paw" uploaded soon here, I have three rats and only the oldest one knows it, so I still need to teach the little ones. ♥

[EmoCity69]

Your rats are so cute, i love their colours!

I am going to train my rat to do this trick using the steps :)

I will post a video response of my rats encounters when he is able to do the trick without help :)

thankyou :)

[earthlin450]

what kind of treats did you use?

[EchoArchAngel]

They are such cute and clever animals aren't they?. Very nice.

[Demonickitten666]

oh wow, cant wait for my new baby rats to get older, although i might try it using small glasses =D

awesome video... love your rats ^^

[jadeadeacon]

Your videos are amazing , I am trying to teach my rats tricks but it is really hard I dont know ehere to start , how long does it take to teach them anytrick ? thanks x

[hubertgreen]

Nice, Maybe I can train them to help me find my keys and maybe even brining them to me? Would be good:)

[liltwilightwolf]

oh wow this great <3 not only do you get a well trained rat but also a close bound to them , i own 3 dumbo rats and they have never bitten me once.Cookie actually looks a lot like this little sweety here O8 do you know what the coloring is called? *is it huskie* and what age do you recommend training them ^^ i am aware that it may take longer to train my Cookie since she has brain damage .3.

[killer0man1]

do you recon this will work on a hamster ???

[moemoe0123]

What treats are you using?

[Sarasratpack]

Were did you buy that ball? i cant find anything to use :S

[paulagraphy]

Wow! That's great!!!

[pnkmoo2]

what treats do you use? im breaking up small pieces of yogurt drops but i feel that if i train them it might be too fatty for them or something...?

[liltazakasakura]

im so gunna try this 1, i had started to train 1 of my rats to jump from table to table but unfortunately he died before it was completed ... how long does it take to train this technique and does it depend on the rat?

[Chuuie]

I LOVE this! Unfortunately, my boys get so many treats just for being alive, its barely reinforcement for them... but it would be so fun to get them to do something like this with me!

[MellyJadeLovesPonies]

This was adorable!! I'm going to try it with my girls :)

[DrawnToLifeWilfre]

Oh, awesome! I'm gonna get 2 rats today :) when they're used to me I'll try to teach them this :D

[Zora901]

can u do this with Gerbils or Mice?

[kittygirl19191]

i realy want my rat to do tht! but i will have to tame him first 'cause he's still young and i bought him today

[deanfaust]

Amazing. I cant even get my wife to do a trick like this.

[MrButmonster]

opupo should i wait for my rat to get older because hes only like 4-8weeks

[bocard80]

hey can you do a experiment video for me can you extend the distance between glasses maybe he can take a ball from the glass and put it in another glass or a mini basketball hoop on the other side of the room? could you make a video like that? thumbs up if you would like too see this.

[MrButmonster]

i love whiskey the best hes a beast

[AleakimOkibi]

Oh dear...I was directed to your channel due to a joking comment about getting rats.

Now I seriously want one.

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[pinksweetcat25]

wat treats do u use for ur ratties??

[suiteangel45]

Can you do it without the glass cause my dad is always worried I can't stand it but if I can do it without the glass like fetch how to let the rat give back the ball?And what treats did you use if its cereals what cereals? thx for making the vid also watch sum of mines.

[suiteangel45]

Can you do it without the glass cause my dad is always worried I can't stand it but if I can do it without the glass like fetch how to let the rat give back the ball?

[alimashe153]

wat type of rats are they and wat is the treats they likke ?

[victrymueller]

awesome video! I'm so going to start trying this trick this weekend!

[Fallenpeach1]

aww!! a smart little guy ;P cool trick!!

[totalwords]

what do you use as a treat? my rats arnt intrested in anythink like yours are

[wartortle5]

Your rats are adorable, huge but adorable. What breed are they?

[bagshot]

What's the music? Don't think it's Dylan in the Movies? Cheers.

[bagshot]

Hi there, can you tell me what the music is? (Don't think it's Dylan in the Movies...)

[skittlesrozanski]

like the song

[PETRATSARECOOL]

SWEEEET!!!! I AM SO TRYING THAT!

[mikaoj98]

soon are them fat

[caboose016]

if u throw it will they grab it and bring it back

[pickle123lily]

im getting 2 female rats and i need some name ideas.....

[pickle123lily]

@pickle123lily i got them now and they are called rosie/rose and rascal

[TheKatieAndMandyShow]

the first week I got one of my rats she climed on my glass and tried to take stuff out of it lol

[alliecat523]

Your rats are so cute. I'm 12 and I'm thinking about getting two girl rats. Would they be good pets to have?

[pickle123lily]

@alliecat523 i am 12 and i just go 2 girls and i love them but i find them hard to tame but they are alot of ffun. if you have had experience taming hamsters or animals along the line it might be easier. i now own 2 rats 6 hamsters 2 gebils 4 guinea pigs 2 bugies and a rabbit. very busy in my house lol!!!

[gabe2132]

im going to get rat

[GodsentHellraiser]

What sort of treats do you use?

My rat, Juniper, won't eat any of the treats I've tried giving her.

I've tried fresh and dried fruits, seeds, nuts and veggies :[

[vivalabad6]

You should put your rats on Pet Star!

[MyCatsDay]

woah thats so cool!

[mellemoine]

Yellow Truck by Transcargo

[joansii]

Amazing! Love the slow mo at 5:05, so epic. :D

[LUVreita]

Can this same technique be used to teach a rat how to fetch? I'm actually getting a rat tomorrow, and I'd love to teach it how to fetch, lol.

[mbfla]

what cute ratties!!!

[whoshu1]

omg you have reallly handsome rats!!! i have a rex and a dumbo! haha~ gonna teach them this trick later this week! thz for the easy-to-follow instructions!

[clickertrickdog]

Great video and great training!

[SGBGT]

love 2:46 when womble actually picks the ball up and then puts it in his mouth lol

[tantepose]

Good boy!A lot of work!;D

[MythologicalAVA]

Well, u can get a boy and a girl, if they're fixed. Otherwise, yes, same sex.

[littledorkdoll11]

i love rats!! Great trick.

[07350zhr]

i want a pet rat my mom says no

[existenceisrelative]

@07350zhr: If you have any good pet stores around you that aren't of the "petsmart" type, see if you can hold or interact with the rats that are for sale. Get your mom to spend some time around rats that aren't running for their lives. They are extremely cute and tend to win people over. In my experience. Just make sure it's a female when it comes "mom-time". The males leave urine trails. And that can kill cute when it's unexpected.

[animelover4evaah]

what treats do you give them..?

[WorldTreeMonkey]

Very awesome vids.

[Kieran382]

how old dose your rat have to be and sweet vid 5 stars from me

[IWYVideo]

I'm very impressed with your channel. I've been an animal lover all my life, but I've never owned rats. I've been doing lots of research before I purchase, but one of my main reasons for wanting to own rats is for the joy of interaction and training. :D I love to see another animal lover that has the patience and puts time into keeping these intelligent animals happy through positive stimulation!

[pickle123lily]

@IWYVideo me to

[Campersquirrel]

This is a great tutorial! I'll be watching your others. I am trying to gather all the info and supplies I need before adopting a pair of male ratties. I'm unemployed now and still going to school, so I've got plenty of time. Lol Thanks again!

[AgentMoose09]

Hi there, your rats are absolutely brilliant. Thanks for your videos we have got some really good ideas from them for our 4 girls. can you tell us please what sort of frame that is you use as we are trying to find one similar.

Thanks again for the videos!

[mommyimacow]

Cute little bastards... I really hope to get a pair of rats... But my mom says no.. I got some advice from some guy I dont even know who lives in Oregon (I live in B.C.,Canada) To offer a deal when I get my first job...: If I can hold the job for 3 months, Saving the money.. I get to buy the rats in return.. And If that doesn't work.... Well then... I'm fucked.

[xenoclix]

Im getting a rat tomorrow and this has really sold it for me. Thanks for showing, also whats the music :D

[hansendesigns]

always get at least two of same sex (they're very social and will still love you even when they have a BFF) they can get depressed without a friend

[GROMINBLX]

its beautifull! U GENIUS REALLY

[deadrecordgirl]

I will definately try this one with one of mine, it looks like it could take a while though!

[RustyEraser]

AW, so cute!

[Stalin3334]

my rat doesen´t want to do this,when i put him on a ground he ignores me!and when i show him the ball or else he runs away,what a stupid is he?

[ksama487]

It sounds like your rat doesn't like you or is too excited to be out of his cage to focus on you.

[Stalin3334]

nothing,but i think they are getting more and more,well,lets say,calm :)

[dafabed]

there sooooo cute !!!!!!!!!!

[Driver225D]

Ekstra szczury bardzo fajny film.

[dafabed]

what the hell does that mean

[Driver225D]

I mean great rats and good film, sory for my english :)

[CreatORder]

hehehhehehe Fat Rats.

[csbarrett14]

Unlike other people's thoughts, I think that rats are very intelligent creatures.! LOL GReat vid

[combratable]

Got my 1st rat Wednesday. Thank you for the ideas. Very thorough job. A+

[molato17]

i hava a little girl rat named cracker and i have only a ten gallon tank for her. i'm looking to buy her a baby girl dor company. would there be enough room for the both of them, or should i buy a 20 gallon?

[RissaRoo77]

Tanks really aren't good for rats, they don't get good ventilation and they're so narrow. A ten gallon would be way too small. Can you get a wire cage instead?

[sk8master69]

wat kind of treats do u use so i no wat to get or i might just get yogurt treats for my girl

[milkgodnl]

sk8master,

Ratletts tend to be omnivorous .. they pretty much eat anything, but for treats I give them a gourmet quality cheese about 1/2 cm square. Our little fella's also like pecan pieces, but I understand that many other ratletts seem picky about what nuts they like. I don't feed/reward them with sugar, since it seems to get them wound up ..

[shadowofkitsune]

the most important thing to remember is to get some treats the rat will eat and not to much suggar or fat. I sometimes use their daily food as treats. And it has to be so small so the rat eats it on the spot instead of running away with it as soon as it gets it

[Stalin3334]

i got a rat-but neighder the threat didn´t worked on him! -chech my rat at my vids. lol my rat is lazy

[DY357LX]

These video's are great.

[xXxENKLAVExXx]

I wann buy a rat too love rats kiss rats and ee you know....... RATS4EVER

[atsirhc99]

nice trick, cute rats, lovely caretakers!

[atsirhc99]

hi, great tricks, cute rat, lovely ratcarers!

[rterttrewwqf]

that a sweet trick

[KelseaRoxOutLoud]

how old are your rats? mine is like 5-6 weeks old and we are trying to teach her tricks.

[AikoHosten]

your rats look awesome, i've just got mine =) hope they'll be as sweet as yours

[hagomy]

lol

not only your teaching is great but I also think that your ratties are really smart :)

[oPuPo]

Thank you :)

[alimashe153]

@oPuPo wat types of rats are they and wat treats are you giving them :)

[milkb0n3]

You should put your rats on Pet Star =D

[oPuPo]

lol ... i'll have a look :P

[hubiqo]

amazing! :D i must try it with my stinkis ;)

[oPuPo]

hehe :) good luck with the training

[BoomBoom4216]

Rad!! you have some good video's for training. I have just mastered the hide and seek trick behind my laptop with my rat lol...

[oPuPo]

lmao :)

[spoinkje]

this is a great trainings video and also fun

[oPuPo]

Thank you :)

[spoinkje]

and thanks to you me rats can now a trick

[oPuPo]

Aww that's great news :)

[Deepsilvr]

Thank you much for showiing that. I have trying to fnd something that girls would like. gotta try this!!

[oPuPo]

Good luck with the training :)

[oPuPo]

Good luck with the training :)

[gots2luvhorses]

wow thats really cool!!!! i just got 2 baby rats and im hoping i can teach them sum tricks of my own!!!

[oPuPo]

Definitely :). You'll need to give them a little time to get used to you and the surroundings first, so they are comfy with you and then they'll love the training :)

[gots2luvhorses]

thankx!! rite now their biting pretty hard soo i'll have 2 wrok with them a ton b 4 i do anything

[strnger14]

i have a young female rat, but im not sure what to use as a treat to get it to walk on its back legs. please send some advice, thanks!

[oPuPo]

Best to experiment and find something she really loves. Try Brocolli, grape, banana (yellow only - not green or brown), or just bagged treats from the pet store, all broken into small bits so that you can train without over treating :)

[XxXsnakecharmerXxX]

wow those rats must be so obeist lol jk

[oPuPo]

No, fully healthy big male rats.

[SilkenWinds]

That is just AMAZING. It really seems such a shame that this intelligent rodent only lives for 2-3 years. :( I just lost my pet rattie girl Chibi, she lived to be almost 3. I have another one now and was looking for taming advice, and came upon this awesome trick video!

[manchester26m]

Its so sad I know. We must seem like immortals to them, hardly changing while they rush through their little ratty lives.

[oPuPo]

Yeah that's true. They deserve much longer lives themselves, so as it is, its our role to provide them with the bestest life we can in the time they get :)

[oPuPo]

I sent you a link direct to your channel. Hope the taming videos are helpful for you :)

[SilkenWinds]

Thanks for your help!

I've seen those vids, but this rat is very skittish. However, he seems to be improve slightly each day. I'll just keep working with him. I'm using a bit of the forced socialization method.

[oPuPo]

Keep going with him, like you say he will improve everyday with regular good handling and it won't be long before he'll be fine :)

[oPuPo]

Thank you :). And yeah its heartbreaking that they live such a short time. So important to give them the best life we can :)

[bouncybouncywowwow]

lol thnks for concern but my cherry is test biting quite hard do you know any way tomake her stop biting so hard?? or does it depend on the rat lol and time??

[RNBWfimmy]

I will definitely try this. I've never had male ratties before, they seem so HUGE!!! O.O Is it true that male rats are calmer, more lapratty, from your experience? My girls are so energetic and splorey.

[oPuPo]

Without a doubt, males are much slower and calm and cuddle ready. Boys are almost always larger than the female counterparts too. Girls can be pretty crazy lol

[GeologyofOhio]

Yeah, girl are a tad crazy at times - I had two females a couple years ago; Kaylee and River. Very sweet though. The trade off between males and females are that while males are more cuddly and friendly towards people (in general), they like to mark their territory often. Female, on the other than, don't do that, but they can be a handful themselves :) Love them to death, though. I have a big male named Seamus - he's not as friendly as he used to be, but he's still a sweetie. Love having rats!

[oPuPo]

Females are also almost always smaller than their male counterpart, and because of that much more speedy and agile. Boys can come across quite clumsy in comparison :). Thanks for comment.

[bouncybouncywowwow]

hey opupu i took ur advice and got 3 lovely female dumbo rats from a local (30 min drive) shop as they seemed to know more about rats then pets at home thanks for your help,

bulletz rule rats judging by who i have spoken to they dont bite:)

[oPuPo]

Ah, that's great news :). Really glad you were able to side-step away from pets at home :). Let me know how you get on :)

[75bulletzrule]

did you ever get bit

[oPuPo]

Not bitten as such, all the new rats i've had have tested my fingers and such with their teeth, but its not biting and is quickly replaced with licks. No broken skin etc. :) Womble still loves to nip at feet when no one is looking lol (he has a foot obsession), but if you keep an eye on him he won't do it when you're watching lol

[bouncybouncywowwow]

ill try petsathome as i dont know where to get any others lol:P

[oPuPo]

ok ... i hope it all works out well :). Let me know how you all get on :)

[bouncybouncywowwow]

im getting mine from pets @ home:)

[oPuPo]

Pets at home aren't the greatest, just a word of warning. From all I've heard from people who have, a lot of their animals have turned out to be ill in one way or another. Often fine after a period of time but i'm not sure i would trust them. Hope your experience is better with them if you choose to go there :)

[aquamarinebbe]

i dont mean this meanly but when i was at pets at home i asked if i could hold one of the rats coz' im thinking of getting one and i asked if they get them out regularly and they said once they are in the cage(tank) they don't come out unless someone askes. this makes them antisocial for a while and will probably take longer to form a bond with you.

sorry but i would go for a breeder if you can

[bouncybouncywowwow]

lol ye ill prob be getting my 2 rats soon hoping to get a grey and black/white dumbo rats:)

[oPuPo]

Aww :). Hope that works out well for you :). From a breeder, or?

[bouncybouncywowwow]

ahhh they're sooo cute, i was going to get a hamster but they were so anti social lol:P so im getting a rat now:) can i add you for more tricks??

[oPuPo]

Of course you can :). Hamsters are very anti social in comparison to ratties. Get two ratties and you'll love every second with them :)

[love4ferrets]

why stop at two? lol i love rats. i have 5 but i want more!

[oPuPo]

Once you get some then you'll always want more and more, all owners know that feeling lol. I'm not saying stop at two, but two is a sensible place to start for first time owners ... and basically just trying to advise against one anyway :)

[fruitbruiter4life]

yeah. i started out with one then not much later i got another but the one i had would not accept ANY other rats to live with her. i was her companion. she was amazing. and very smart. like your rats =)