Roll Out A Carpet
Props:
Setup:
Roll up your paper/cloth towel and place the roll in front of your rat.
- Paper towel roll/rolled up towel
Setup:
Roll up your paper/cloth towel and place the roll in front of your rat.
Step 1:
Place a few small treats just under the crack of your roll. Make sure that your rat sees you place the treats, then let them figure out how to push the roll forward in order to get to them.
Place a few small treats just under the crack of your roll. Make sure that your rat sees you place the treats, then let them figure out how to push the roll forward in order to get to them.
Step 2:
After several repetitions, you now want to just pretend to place a treat under the roll. When your rat pushes the roll forwards looking for a treat, give them a treat from your hand.
After several repetitions, you now want to just pretend to place a treat under the roll. When your rat pushes the roll forwards looking for a treat, give them a treat from your hand.
Step 3:
All that's left is to require your rat to push harder or perform multiple pushes before you reward them. And due to the previous step, your rat should now view you pointing at the roll as a cue for them to unroll it!
All that's left is to require your rat to push harder or perform multiple pushes before you reward them. And due to the previous step, your rat should now view you pointing at the roll as a cue for them to unroll it!