Pet rat problem solving (playing the opposite of "basketball")

[BadLuckToontown]

Um just wondering what do you use as their treats? i have 2 pet rats that I'm considering training :) i love them. their my favourite pet as well my dog :) but yeah just wondering what do you use as their treats?

[kingdomheartsFFVII]

where did you get your rats?

[mandyjane]

This video made me laugh so hard at how cute Womble is!! I love rats, they are just the best!

[EricaJane1224]

Did you get your rat from a pet store or a breeder?

[mymusicforever1]

One of my friends has ratties and taught them to "tell her a secret" and put their nose to her ear. It is so adorable. thanks for your videos!

[Mashifyable]

what treats do u use??????

[imworthit200percent]

My new one is such a picky eater, its impossible to get her do anything for any usual rat snacks that my other rats have loved. She just loves pieces of pasta and that's it. But I don't want to overfeed her with pasta ^.^

[socceronthebeach]

haha i love when Womble ran away with the ball and left the treat. I can't wait till I get my ratties

[MrSouthphillyitalian]

This shows how dangerous rats really are.

[watchensee]

Rats are so affectionate they make great companions! {:)

[konary617]

so smart! :D

[lexibest100]

1360gamer

have u ever been near a pet rat held one anything

you will find that they make the best pets and realli funny to watch and rarly bite

[hew608]

@1360gamer have you ever held one or anything you would now that they are very sweet pets

[watchensee]

@1360gamer Aw you have not seen their good side!

[dintho]

@1360gamer you are disgusting you should be flushed down the toilet

[xDjickox]

thats so funny xD what kind of treat do u give them? :)

[lunardervish]

That was great!!! I'll be working with my girls for sure now.

[KCMusiic]

They're so smart!! =D

[goldstar229]

what type of rats are they

[opicamalasmotana]

OMG, he`s amazing! Now I`m cheking all your videos, and I love the girls too :-) do you train them too?

[CaptainInfern0]

wombles is amazing same with whiskey and the girls! send them squeaks from Me!!!  .::Squeaks::..

[SpiritHunterTheWolf]

WOMBLES IS SO CUTE I LOVE HIS COAT 7:¬ )

[oPuPo]

Thank you :)

[jorats]

You have truly captured just how smart and wonderful rats really are. Give your boys lots of kisses for me!

[oPuPo]

What about the girlies?? :P

The boys send squeaks back :) Thanks

[jorats]

You've got girlies too? Give them kisses too!

[oPuPo]

Yeah lol ... there's a video up on their channel "ooPuPoo" ... they're little cuties

[boxerbaby]

one of my rats name is whiskey :D

[oPuPo]

Aw :) ... I know a few Whiskey's now from people who have left comments :)

[Struppye]

my too :)

[watchensee]

@boxerbaby I had two rats their names were Todd & Alvin. They were so sweet!

[Sh3llych4n]

Hehe love this video too!

Also, just a question- what treat are you using to bribe them with? ;]

[oPuPo]

Thank you :). Treats is a difficult subject. Each rat will prefer different things so its important to test different types of treats and find things your rat(s) love. Brocolli, grape and banana are fairly universally loved but impractical for most training. Here i am using broken up pieces of pet shop treats, for instance small bits of chocolate drops, or yogurt drops or those biscuit hoops? :)

[Sh3llych4n]

Yes, every rat has their own personality. ;]

and thank you!

[oPuPo]

My pleasure. :)

[iwasgifted]

Rats learn so quickly.

its Amazing

[oPuPo]

Yeah really fast! This was womble, i recently started to teach Whiskey it too and within a few more sessions i can see him being up there with Womble on the pint glass (see the other video). They are SO clever.

[hanateyan]

yea i once had a hammie that was almost 5 but it got cancer :( cancer sucks

is it best to get 2 rats or 1 ?

it sucks that rodents dont live very long :(

[oPuPo]

Always best to get 2 rats. They are very sociable and really do need rat company as well as human interaction.

[hanateyan]

my hamster had an extremly short attention span i couldnt get her to do anything and she only lived for 3 years :'(

how long do rats normaly live for?

PS: your rats are cute :)

[oPuPo]

3 years is very good for a hamster. I was fairly sure that hamsters life expectancy was about 2 years.

For rats i would say 2.5 to 3.5 years for boys and slightly less, 2-3 for females. Just my opinion, people will disagree.

[icekamal]

i like ur rats they seem really nice and play full i have u heard of a dwarf rat

[icekamal]

do u think i can teach that spining trick 2 my hamsters sorry i don't really like rats because there so big

[oPuPo]

I would imagine hamsters would not have the attention span needed to learn tricks like that but you never know so give it a try and let me know :D. The slightly larger size and the tails put a lot of people off rats but most people feel differently when they handle rats in person. If you know someone who keeps rats you should visit and play with them for a while :)

[icekamal]

how long do they live

[oPuPo]

Depends who you ask ... and depends which gender. Personally (and many people may correct me on this) i would say:

Boys: 2.5 years - 3.5 years

Girls: 2 years - 3 years.

Girls are more prone to tumours but most rats should reach those ages i imagine.

[icekamal]

do they have good eyesight

[oPuPo]

They are nocturnal creatures so i would think that the other senses are stronger but eyesight is fine.

[icekamal]

do ur rats bite

[oPuPo]

Not at all :), have been very careful to make sure they don't do that and ended up with two perfect ratties :).

[tommyp3006]

one of my rats bite if u put finger in the cage. not antagonise them but to stroke them. the other is perfect and takes the stroke but the other just bites (most of the time). also urs will stay by u but mine just run off :( wish my rats were lyk urs. these arn't ur first rats r they?

[oPuPo]

Biting if you put your finger in the cage tends to be because the rats have been fed through the cage bars. Always open the cage up to feed them and your rats won't think fingers coming through the bars are food. Other than that just handle them lots and they will love to be around you, especially if you have treats lol.

[tommyp3006]

hmmm. yhi'm sure thats wot it is. cheers. will do :)

[Ashley1231993]

Yay, he finnaly got it :)...

Funny/cute. :)

[oPuPo]

Thank you :D

[icekamal]

thats really cool do u think hamsters can do that how come your rats didn't run away

[oPuPo]

Rats are very intelligent and love to learn tricks and he knows by not running away he'll get a treat lol. Hamsters rarely do tricks so i'd be suprised if you could get your hamster to do it, its just not in their nature.

[cinemageek]

LOL!!!! Literally! I was laughing out loud at this one. This is one of the best rat vids on YouTube. What a little smarty pants you have! I should try to teach this one to my babies.

[oPuPo]

Hehe :) glad you like it :). Wombles got a lot better at this since the vid and i'll hopefully post a video of his progress :D

[MelodySunnyMisty]

love it!

[oPuPo]

Thanks ... since this video he has improved ... more recent video on its way to show progress :D (hopefully)

[FunnyStuff908]

Lol! Thats a really Smart Rat! One of mine, Maddie, Just died. :(

[oPuPo]

Aww I'm sorry to hear it, RIP Maddie.

[FunnyStuff908]

Its Ok. She Died of A Respirtory Infection.

But she's in a better place now. :)

[oPuPo]

Yeah she is :). Unfortunately its a very common problem in rats. Bless her.

[FunnyStuff908]

Yeah. :/ Im Getting Three New Rats On Sat.

They are About a month old. Do you know where i can get a 30 gallon tank topper?

[oPuPo]

Would just try a pet store or ebay etc. Hope it gets sorted. Have fun with the new ratties :)

[FunnyStuff908]

Thanks! :)

[amylovesrats]

aw! hes so cute! btw how do you teach basketball to a rat?

[oPuPo]

Its not easy and i did it all wrong lol, I'm now developing this into fetch, kinda. There are good videos on youtube showing you how but its really not that easy. Good luck if you go for it :) you'll need a lot of patience. :)

[BusterJensen]

wasup paul, have u ben trying the pinata out with ur rattie's ?

[deltatrevor]

Suggestions? I think womble should try out for a scholorship!

[oPuPo]

Lol thanks. :)

[BusterJensen]

Hehe okay :P

[Wifflewaff]

Just Simply Gorgeous. Womble is one Smart Cookie!!! Whiskey will catch on though:-)

[oPuPo]

They are both really smart but at different things, which i love. i'm fairly confident Whiskey would never get this, its not his game but he excells in other things where Womble doesn't have a clue :). so its all even :)

[calricky]

how cute and smart he is

[oPuPo]

Hehe, thanks

[AnnaNicole6969]

Loved it as always :) I'm suprised he didn't just knock the glass over lol. More please :)

[oPuPo]

I was holding it to start with and i think he learnt that he wasnt allowed to do that early on. :)

[ellensparkle]

aww how cute and what a smart rat youve there :) my rats are only 8 weeks ;) what treats are u giving them?

[oPuPo]

All rats like different treats so you just have to find things that your rats like. Mine both like broccoli, grapes, banana as far as fruit and veg go and then the yogurt drops and the biscuit hoops you can get. Shop around a bit :)

[BusterJensen]

hehe nice one paul :)

[oPuPo]

Thanks Buster