"Awesome, Amazing Rat Tricks" Part 2!
Four of my five talented rats return performing their latest incredible tricks: Famous (Pink-Eyed Himalayan Top-Eared), Suki (Brown Agouti Berkshire Dumbo), Shadow (Black Mismarked Irish Top-Eared), and Raven (Black VariBerk Dumbo). All behaviours are taught with positive reinforcement and clicker training.
As you may notice, most of the tricks in this video are performed by Famous since the majority of the behaviours stem from retrieving, which is Famous' forte. She is the most advanced retriever in my mischief, although Suki is following closely in her pawprints.
I hope you all enjoy!
- NanaBorderCollie :)
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I LOVE my ratties! :)
Inmagine being sick and one of your rats brought you a tissue, SO CUTE!
What happens if you train one train to score the soccer net and the other to defend the net?
I love rats so much, I had a few myself and I still miss them even after over 8 years without them. They are so intelligent, clean and just nice. Never had a "mean" rat and all of mine actually wanted to learn some tricks.
I have noticed that the authours of several websites which feature my rats' videos have written that my rats are performing their tricks for peanuts. Not only is this incorrect, but I do not recommend using peanuts as rewards since they are unhealthy for rats when fed in large quantities, being very high in fat and protein. Too much protein in a rat's diet causes kidney damage and skin problems amongst an array of other health issues. When using a certain food as a training reward they will inevitably make up a large portion of the animal's diet, which is why peanuts should not be used as training treats for rats. For those who are wondering what I do use, I use a variety of different foods as rewards when working with my rats including rolled oats, dried or fresh fruit (their favourites are bananas, blueberries, and grapes), cooked pasta, steamed vegetables, and puffed rice/kamut cereal pieces. I will also purchase fruit or vegetable baby food and offer some on my finger as a reward. I believe it is the puffed rice/kamut visible in a few of the clips that was misidentified as peanuts by the website authours.
Wub your little ratties they're adorable!!!!!!
that's awesome did u teach how to do that or did u take a vid off the internet
Thank you! I was actually going to ask what food you use to train them with. And thanks for making this video - now I finally have something to show people when I tell them how intelligent rats are and they refuse to believe it.
thatyourbutt These are my rats and I trained them myself. This video is filmed, edited, and owned by me.
NanaBorderCollie cool ur rats are awsome
how many times did the rats beat you at connect 4
I love the fact that you have made all these little items for them to play with - the goal posts, the wishing well, the climbing frame etc. You can tell that you really love your furry little pals, look after them and keep them entertained, active and motivated.
LOL your rats are so smart!
ALL rats are smart. They get underestimated a lot.
2:33 Shadow is HARDCORE!! seriously though, these tricks are astonishing!! you must have an amazing bond with your ratties
"Shadow's version..." OMG! I laughed so hard I cried. They are so freakin' cute!
Rats soccer skills > My soccer skills
This rat knows more tricks than my dog :/
I may be a cat-person (owned by a Bengal), but I've really been impressed with the rats I've met. I always knew they're extremely intelligent, but this is the first I've seen of training them. It looks like all of you have a lot of fun, love, and mutual respect!
who else smiled during this video
I love how you make little tiny appliances and items for them to do tricks with
You gotta work on the paint thing! Sell em on eBay. Open your own rat art gallery lol
lol!
This is just one reason why I love rats. They're so intelligent, and they can learn how to do almost anything.
Why would people dislike? This is an awesome video!!!
CUTENESS OVERLOAD!! Rats are such underrated pets!
The rats can skateboard much better than me lol
Rats are so cool. Their lifespan is possibly the one thing that makes me decide against having one, though.
Oh my goodness these tricks are so adorable! I've seen so many people claim that rats are not intelligent, that they have a very limited awareness of their surroundings and other such ignorant nonsense. Videos like this definitively prove them wrong in spectacular fashion. I ADORE the painting, how awesome to have individual pieces from each of your babies to remember them by! You're incredible, as are your wee friends. :)
Awesome music! Thank you for promoting rats! Most under rated pet. I've owned several rats, they are just like little dogs. They love snuggles. They laugh, and are the BEST pets I've ever had.
These rats doing such human like actions remind me so much of ratatouille I felt like I was watching what the rats do outside the restaurant life! Nice video
pleaseeee tutorial on how to train them :))))
Yas!!
You are apparently a very adept trainer. I noticed in video 1 that you did a lot of the same things that dog trainers do in agility trials - tunnel, tilt board, weave, hurdles. Very impressive indeed!
Got no words to describe adequately how AMAZED I am at the 2 videos I've seen of your trained rats. Just AMAZING!
You have an amazing gift. The fact that all your animals are so smart is a testament to your ability as a trainer. Thanks for sharing your gift with the world.
Kaum zu glauben, wie viele Tricks die beherrschen. Ganz toll, Daumen hoch!!
Amazing! You could probably train the kitchen table to set itself!
Ha! That made my day. :)
"Mr. Jingles's trick" omg it's so adorable.
2:58 - I'll put a bid on that painting for 8 million dollars! :o
I love rats that's so cute and they also very intelligent. This video proves that and you can see that they are enjoying themselves.
Who would dislike this??
Raven IS THE BEST NAME EVERRRR
I was dying at the skateboard part 😂😂
Lol! Shadows version of the tightrope was hilarious... 2:30
I am in love with these little guys, every trick just made me squeal with happiness, they are so clever! You are an incredibly owner and trainer and more importantly you are an amazing tiny prop maker. I can't get enough of Famous's tiny mailbox!
Love this! I will never forget my beloved Rudolpho Rizzo T. Ratty. Rats are truly awesome... but thanks to horror movies, etc., they really do get a very bad rap. :( If anyone ever feels the need to trap them, please use the live trap to relocate to appropriate area. (You can buy them very inexpensively at Harbor Freight.) With just a little love and patience, you can get it done right. :)
Unbelievable!!!! Fantastic!!!!
And people say rats are unintelligent smh 😂
Did your rat just skateboard... Lol my dog barely remembers how to roll over 😂
This is SOOOO CUTE, my favorite trick if heirs is the painting trick. Its soo adorable
I love your wonderful gang, they are too precious! What a fantastic way to show people how great rats are! Thank you!
NanaBorderCollie, you and your rats are awesome!!! Mine would come when called and followed me all over the house. I didn't think to train them to do such cute tricks. I did, however, teach my cats many, many tricks....and I know it took them longer to learn than my rats would have taken.
I thought rats were just dirty large mice D: now I feel really bad about going to the pet store and saying ewwww rats! And now I see they are smart pretty and talented rodents I think I might get one!
Seeing your previous opinion towards rats, I hope you don't actually get *two just because you saw them doing tricks. :)
I can handle it :D I have no life anyway ;-;
You think two rats is bad? Try having seven. :D
Now that would be tough for me cause of school
Meludox Or eight. ;)
Your videos will do more to increase awareness of how smart rats are as companion animals/pets than any of us ratty lovers can tell people. I used to have 6 of them but they eventually passed and I miss them dearly. The only downside was how short their lives are. I was super attached to mine and hurt so much when they passed. I loved them every bit as much as any of my dogs or cats I've had through the years. Thank you for showing the world how wonderful they are! Keep up the great work!
you should show these videos to everywhere, let people know mice are very clever and don't hurt them again. thank you for training mice, great^^
These are rats, not mice. But thank you. :)
sorry,what's the different between rat and mice?
EmmaLeung11 There are many different species of both rats and mice, making it impossible to generalise the differences and commonalities between the two... thus, I will only list the primary differences between the Norway and black rat (and domestic fancy rat) and the house mouse (and fancy mouse). Rats and mice both have unique, easily distinguishable physical differences. Rats, firstly, are considerably larger and heavier than mice (mice typically weigh only about one tenth of the weight of an adult rat) with thicker tails, coarser hair, and proportionately larger heads. Mice have short, pointed snouts and their ears and eyes are much larger in proportion to their heads than rats. The limbs on mice are small and delicate, whilst rats appear more burly overall. Behaviourally, mice are often relatively skittish and vigilant of their surroundings. Rats tend to be more audacious.
oh, very detail, thank very much!
EmmaLeung11 rats are more smarter I should know I own two rats a one mouse
By far the most amazing and most cutest rat video there is out there! Just goes to show how smart rats really are!
THIS IS SO WONDERFUL. IT IS AMAZING. I LOVE AND ADORE IT. I AM THE RAT LADY. AND YOU HAVE DONE SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB FOR THESE WONDERFUL BABIES. SO VERY SMART AND CUTE. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this makes me miss my rats sooooo much. really thinking about getting new ones. they are just so awesome :)
I felt the same! I had two rats 5 years ago and they were great. I could teach them the spin trick^^
i think i died from the overload of cuteness when the white one went "shopping" for its little rat food...that was just so adorable
I have done clicker training with horses, and I'm now working with my rats. clicker training is amazing. relating the sound of the unique click, and a reward. they do something you like, and you click, reward. if you are trying to get them to do something, click and reward for them even looking at the item you want them to engage in an activity with. this had worked wonders with the horses I worked with, and now I'm trying it with my 5 rattie boys.
omg they are so frikin cute especially when one plays connect four! deffo want one of these amazing wee creatures to join the family! How are rats wi cats??
When did you get your first rat? And how did you begin to train rats? Do you have a favorite rat? These little critters should be on America's Got Talent! Used as examples for college students in Psychology classes.
aww the rats are so cute
I absolutely adore rats. I wish their lifespan was longer! Your girls are super, and it is obvious that they love you and love what they do.
Mr. Jingles, like `Green Mile´ xD
Make a wish- "I wish for a treat!"
Ahhhhh rats. I love them so, so smart, so friendly, so playful and with such a short life span! Thanks for making this little movie. I can tell you have a lot of fun with RATS!
Sorry about your loss of Paris. It's never easy but you gave her such a wonderful life and so much love and attention. Just found your videos tonite. Love 'em!
So much cuteness!
Just how does you train them!? I'm amazed... Big applause just for you!
so cute. love all the tiny props!
Shadow could be the next star shooter on my soccer team. Nice job training your rats! I'm teaching one of my gerbils agility. So far so good!
*standing ovation*
awesome as usual, these are probably the best pet tricks videos on youtube, love the videos so much, because it shows how much you can do with your pets and how much they can learn, always amazing
Thank so much for all the help! I'm positive I can convince her now! And yes, I will make sure to get two or three of them.
I nearly cried from the cuteness when they were painting
Your rats are so cute I wish I had rats
I loved, love, LOVED that so much!! Doing the shopping was just too cute and Shadow and Suki's versions of the tightrope are so clever, clearly just the normal walking was much too easy for them! Think I might just have to watch that again :-D
Oh my gosh... These babies are so adorable! I used to have pet rats in the past, and want them again in the future, and I would love to try to teach them some tricks like these.
I actually rather enjoyed watching this, as rats are far from my favourite animal I can see them in a new light. I liked seeing how much they seemed to enjoy doing the tricks, they often have a real jaunty bounce in their step, even though shadow isn't terribly good at the tightrope, bless him.
They paint!!!
You should sell those paintings!!!!
Too cute I want to cry 😭
These rats are the most adorable things! I absolutely love rats.
Shadow's version is the best ^_^
Your rats are too cute & so clever! Well done on training them!
Thank you so much for sharing. How could you not smile while watching this.
Simply amazing!! Greetings from Germany! =)
That is the best trick vid I have ever seen. Those rats are so cute. I really want one now. I love all the tiny props you used. Those rats are better at sports than me XD
please make tutorials for rats
I am dearly sorry for your loss of Paris. I have to compliment you on this for these are by far the most talented rats I have ever seen!
Oh my gosh! This is AMAZING! These rats are amazing and so is the owner! I plan on training my goldfishes as well! We took these animals to custody so they are our responsibility and we should make them healthy and give them happy and fun lives 'cause they only have one life. :) PEOPLE, stop mistreating animals or NATURE or neglecting them 'cause they can do a lot of wonders for us and teach us many lessons! I've learnt my lesson from the past. We only have ONE WORLD. #Animals #Nature #OneWorld
My life is a lie. This is amazing.
The green mile is one of my all time favorite movies and when Percy steps on Mr. Jingles I cry every time.
GREAT FILM, GREAT TRICKS, LOVELY RATS
thats so cool!!!!
Epic! :D Amazing work! :)
I just LOVE how they use their little paws to make sure that balls and such go where they are supposed to be put!! Rats are such amazing companions...
Love you rats! You spent a lot of time doing this with them. They are happy, loved little rat babies!!!
is a animal you can not train ? you are amazing i never saw rats so good trained before
I hope you are getting into the world of animals behavoir or training. This is amazing. C: Would you ever be willing to give tutorials on how to training videos?
Beautiful ratties! Shadow is my favourite, reminds me of my Choccie. Famous is a superstar too.
Its gorgeaus to see your animals preform tricks and you can see that they have got really good care from you. Its really nice. I love it!
C'est incroyable ce que tu fais avec tous tes animaux :D
I LITURALYY CRIED OF THE CUTENSS
and i can't spell because of it XD
Famous, Suki, Shadow and Raven r such clever rats. Great training ;)
my morning grin!!! thanx for sharing their adorableness!!