Coins In A Piggy Bank
Props:
Pre-Requisite: Your rat must know how to fetch before teaching this trick. If you would like help training this to your rat, you can find the tutorial on how to train a rat to fetch by clicking on the button below: |
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Recommended Pre-Requisite:
I recommend training your rat to put a coin in a shot glass/medicine cup before working on this trick. If you would like help training this, you can check out my tutorial on how to do so by clicking the button below: |
Step 1:
Rub a treat onto the coin slot, and reward your rat for sniffing the slot.
Step 2:
Place the piggy bank in front of you, and have your rat fetch the coin. Reward them for dropping it close to the piggy bank (which should be place right in front of the spot your rat usually fetches to - in my case this is my lap).
Place the piggy bank in front of you, and have your rat fetch the coin. Reward them for dropping it close to the piggy bank (which should be place right in front of the spot your rat usually fetches to - in my case this is my lap).
Step 3:
Gradually begin to only reward your rat when they place the coin onto the piggy bank. Once they are doing this consistently increase your expectations so that they must place the coin near the slot before being rewarded. Ever so often have your rat target the coin slot and reward them for this in order to remind them that this is the area they need to target with the coin. Be sure to reward regularly to avoid frustration on your rat's part.
The first few times they get the coin into the slot, jackpot reward them!
Gradually begin to only reward your rat when they place the coin onto the piggy bank. Once they are doing this consistently increase your expectations so that they must place the coin near the slot before being rewarded. Ever so often have your rat target the coin slot and reward them for this in order to remind them that this is the area they need to target with the coin. Be sure to reward regularly to avoid frustration on your rat's part.
The first few times they get the coin into the slot, jackpot reward them!
Step 4:
All that's left is to gradually increase your requirements until your rat is getting the coin into the slot every time! At this point you can teach your rat to place multiple coins into the slot to increase the difficulty of this trick.
All that's left is to gradually increase your requirements until your rat is getting the coin into the slot every time! At this point you can teach your rat to place multiple coins into the slot to increase the difficulty of this trick.
Video Tutorial:
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