Lure Paw Painting
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Step 1:
Prepare your area. I suggest either painting in a bathtub or setting out some cardboard because this is going to be pretty messy!
Prepare your area. I suggest either painting in a bathtub or setting out some cardboard because this is going to be pretty messy!
Step 2:
Choose your paint colors. Place a few small blobs of paint onto your canvas, and get out a good treat (I recommend using a liquid treat like plain yogurt as the rats won't have to lift their paws to eat it)
Choose your paint colors. Place a few small blobs of paint onto your canvas, and get out a good treat (I recommend using a liquid treat like plain yogurt as the rats won't have to lift their paws to eat it)
Step 3:
Get out your rat, and use your treat to lure them over the paint. If they seem hesitant, spend some time just luring them around the paint at first (while rewarding them), before working up to actually luring them through the paint.
Get out your rat, and use your treat to lure them over the paint. If they seem hesitant, spend some time just luring them around the paint at first (while rewarding them), before working up to actually luring them through the paint.
Step 4:
Keep luring your rat around the canvas, so that their paws leave tiny painted paw prints all over the canvas. Once the canvas is covered in paw prints, remove your rat and wipe their feet with moist paper towel.
Keep luring your rat around the canvas, so that their paws leave tiny painted paw prints all over the canvas. Once the canvas is covered in paw prints, remove your rat and wipe their feet with moist paper towel.
Step 5:
All that's left is to let your painting dry, then hang it up somewhere special! You can also spray it with a protective spray once dry to protect the paint from smudging or coming off.
All that's left is to let your painting dry, then hang it up somewhere special! You can also spray it with a protective spray once dry to protect the paint from smudging or coming off.
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