Stacking Metal Bowls
Props:
Pre-Requisite: Your rat must know how to play basketball before you start training this trick. If you would like help training your rat to play basketball, you can find my tutorial on how to do so by clicking on the button below: |
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Step 1:
First, train your rat to place a ball into the metal bowl. This prepares them for placing a bowl into a bowl later on.
Step 2:
Once they can place the ball into the bowl without help, begin to train your rat to pick up one of the other metal bowls. Initially, reward them for any interaction with the bowl itself (rub a treat on the edges if necessary to get them interested), then gradually begin to require more and more interaction until your rat is picking up the bowl.
Once they can place the ball into the bowl without help, begin to train your rat to pick up one of the other metal bowls. Initially, reward them for any interaction with the bowl itself (rub a treat on the edges if necessary to get them interested), then gradually begin to require more and more interaction until your rat is picking up the bowl.
Step 3:
Tape down one metal bowl, then start to shape your rat into placing another metal bowl directly into it. Do this by initially rewarding the rat for moving one metal bowl towards the other, then gradually build up to them having to place the bowl into the taped bowl for a reward.
Tape down one metal bowl, then start to shape your rat into placing another metal bowl directly into it. Do this by initially rewarding the rat for moving one metal bowl towards the other, then gradually build up to them having to place the bowl into the taped bowl for a reward.
Step 4:
Continue to gradually increase your requirements until your rat can consistently
stack the bowls.
Continue to gradually increase your requirements until your rat can consistently
stack the bowls.
Step 5:
Finally, you can now slowly add in more bowls if you want to.
Finally, you can now slowly add in more bowls if you want to.
Video Tutorial:
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