Interacting with Biting Rats - JoinRats - Socialize Pet Rats, Build Trust

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JoinRats > What is the body language of a scared and bitey rat, when an unfamiliar human begins a first interaction? Watch Teddy's flinching, tightening, closing his eyes, holding very still, and not eating his treat. Then he begins to calm down and relax a little. Teddy has the added disabilities of being almost completely blind and deaf. This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 shows Teddy's regular human, Debra Mendelsohn, who is allergic to the nails of animals, picking him up.

JoinRats > What is the body language of a scared and bitey rat, when a human interacts with him to help him trust? What does it take to pick up a scared and bitey rat? Debra Mendelsohn talks about Teddy Rat and pets and scritches him and then picks him up. You can hear that rat SCREECH! Yikes, he scared me (holding the camera). But on Debra's arm he calms down a great deal. He is learning to trust.

Rats that bite need a human's help.

> Rats that bite need a human's help.

Rats that bite need a human's help.

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