Judson University Rat - ladder maze

[painturwagon2]

The rats I trained where kept separate at a very early age through out the training process. I was the only one to provide affection/ physical stimulation to them.

[Nightfall1989]

Hello, is the rat alone or has she a pride?

[mahesus1]

rats are very intelligent creatures....

[AGSNorway]

cute

[MasterOfTheMidgets]

Very well trained :D

[foshizzlefizzle]

That's just one of the cool things from JU. Lol.

[N2B814]

Great, just freaking great! Now the new generation of Rats/Mice will now how to eat my chips that are on top of my refrigerator,

T_T

[SuperStarHilaryDuff]

he's really smart, how did you train him?

[painturwagon2]

I used the 'backward chaining' method and her favorite treats to reinforce the behaviors I wanted her to do.

[SilverShark1010]

yummy cheetos, yummy yummy cheetos!

[earthquakeeffy]

wow that's brilliant!

[04bader12]

comment me back

comment me back N6

[painturwagon2]

I am not sure what you wish me to comment on.

[AmandaRox12345]

im trying 2 teach my rat some tricks...

check out my channel on saturday to see some vids of her

[emoemo123123]

hey its me again lol i was wondering how to build the ladder maze so i was wondering if you could help me out with pictures or instructions on how to build it ty :)

[painturwagon2]

Apparatus: total measures 30 wide x 50 tall x 36 deep, and appears rectangle shaped. The apparatus is of wood construction consisting of a start box located at the bottom, three platforms one above the other being 11 apart. Each platform increases in size going top to bottom 11 1/2 x 12, 15 x 12, 20 x 12, and a ladder 11 1/2 x 3 attached to a rope running through a pulley located at the top having a weight at the opposite end of the rope from the ladder.

[happychipmunk2]

Holy crap, that blew me away. I have two female albinos, and I knew they were clever, but... holy crap! That's amazing. I think I have to hold them to a higher standard now!

[elskdy]

wow cool

[elskdy]

wow cool

[CherryPicker571]

woha! amazing!!!!! =]

[boywithadolphin]

When humans have left this planet this will be the next intelligent life on earth.

[tylerriddles]

is it first try

[painturwagon2]

No way - she was taught in steps. Just like a child learns to roll, crawl, and then walk.

[nicolaf1992]

yummy cheetos....lol.

awesome.

[sportryan]

i think it was a carrot

[painturwagon2]

I can say without a doubt her favorite reward was the cheetos. :o}

[emoemo123123]

hey i was wondering if you could make a video on how to tought the rat this because its just amazing and i would love to try and attempt to teach my rat this.

[emoemo123123]

you*

[painturwagon2]

First step to learning is research 'Backward Chaining' scheduled reinforcement by B.F.Skinner is were you can find the answer.

[emoemo123123]

thank you ever so much this would have to be my fav vid on youtube thank you for putting it on, best of luck with more tricks and could you upload some more if you can get around to it that would be good thank you again

[brojoghost]

I wish I was that smrt!

[davinder27]

fuck me that rat is smart

[WestCountryLass69]

no fnkz

[2130621]

nice thats fucking sweet

[Leanneroxsox]

Oh my goodness, how did you teach her to do that? Mine is still young, and she's ridiculously smart...when she wants to be. I don't think I'd ever be able to convince her that it would be worth her while to pull a string and climb a ladder...lol, she's so stubborn.

[painturwagon2]

Using a favorite snack food reward aids in the training process - Ruth loves cheetos the best.