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- Bathtub, Carrier, Glove, Shirt, or Pouch: These Are Just Things and Not Techniques
- Let Rats Use Their Teeth
- Help an Unsocialized Rat - Any Rat! - Love a Transport Box
- Litter Box Training Pet Rats
- Use a "Neck Box" with Shy Rats
- Help Your Rat Sit Quietly In Your Arms
- Help Friendly Rats Be More Careful with Their Teeth
- Work Inside the Cage to Help Shy Rats Trust
- Snuggle with Rats
- Pockets Pockets!
- Bond with Rats in "Pouches"
- Infant and Baby Rats - Affecting Behavior
- Bring Rats Into Your Shirt?
- Snug Holding Pet Rats
- Use Touch to Help Shy Rats Tolerate Touch
- Use Touch to Help Shy Rats Tolerate Touch - YouTube
- Help Tame Rats Slow Down Treat-Taking
- Rodentistry
- Please Do Not Use "Forced Socialization"
- Forced Socialization - Jane Adamo's Original Method
- Groom To Bond
- Groom to Bond - from YouTube 1
- Groom to Bond - from YouTube 2
- Groom to Bond - from YouTube 3
- Groom to Bond - from YouTube 4
- Aggression & Management
- Rat Behaviors
- Ratbehavior.org - Essential Behaviors
- Major Rat Body Language - RattyRat
- Establishing the Social Hierarchy: Normal Rat Behaviors
- Normal Play Behavior in Rats
- The Dangers of "No Blood, No Foul"
- Are These Two Rats’ Behaviors “Over the Top”?
- Rats and the Concept of "Alpha"
- Submission, Dominance, Appeasement
- Fear Behaviors of Rats
- Behaviors of "Released" Laboratory Rats
- Tail-Flicking in Pet Rats, YouTube 1 of 2
- Tail-Flicking in Pet Rats - YouTube 2 of 2
- Introduce Rats to Rats
- Enrichment
- Rats Hunt Feathers
- Rats Stash Stuff
- Rats and Evil Bandaids
- Fountains, Rubber, Rocks, and Rats
- Rats Stash from YouTube
- Rats Nom-Nom Coconuts
- One Example of a Rat Play Room
- Jump, Rats, Jump!
- Rats and Pumpkins
- Rats Enjoy Water
- Rats Play
- Enrichment YouTube Videos
- Rats Outside?
- Rats Make Trouble
- Fun Wheel, Stress Wheel, or No Wheel At All
- Rat Health
- Oops? Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, Oh My
- Start Here: Rat Basics for Pregnancy, Birth, and Babies
- Rat Reproduction - by Debbie Ducommun
- Raising Rat Orphans
- Caring for Rat & Mouse Orphans - AFRMA
- Baby Rat Growth: Birth to Weaning - Rat Guide
- Baby Rat Growth: Baby Rat Development - AFRMA
- Baby Rat Growth: Pictures of the Pinkies - Rattie World O' Comfort
- Sexing Rats: Sexing Baby Rats 101 - AFRMA
- Sexing Rats: Alpha Centauri Stud
- Sexing Rats: Litter Journal - Curiosity Rattery
- Sexing Rats: RatRaisins.com
- Sexing Rats: Is This Rat a Boy or a Girl? - RattyRat
- Healthy Squeaks, or Sick Squeaks?
- Bandaging Rats
- How To Do a Post-Op Bandage with Anchor Tapes on a Rat
- Slideshow - Post-Op Bandage with Anchor Tapes on a Rat
- Real Life Example of Anchor Tape Bandage Emergency
- When a Rat Won't Leave a Bandage or Wound Alone
- A Veterinarian Demonstrates Bandaging Rossi
- Good Bandages
- Workable But Mediocre Bandages
- Problem Bandages
- Bathing Rats with Minimal Stress
- Giving Medications
- When Rats Need to Diet
- Rats Do Hiccup
- Rats Hiccup - YouTube
- Hind Leg Weakness
- Physical Symptoms of Ill Rats
- Videos of Rat Physical Exams
- Sounds Rats Make
- Trimming Rats' Nails
- Trimming Rats' Teeth
- Rat Anatomy, or, Pretty Pictures
- Multi-Level Cages for Older Rats
- Compassionate Euthanasia
- Oops? Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, Oh My
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Earn the Trust of Pet Rats, and More - with Visual Aids
Important Announcement: JoinRats is undergoing a gradual changeover, TO the science of behavioral modification and learning principles, FROM basically nothing except intuition and an intention to be kind. What does this mean for visitors? If you are well-versed in operant and respondent conditioning, you will see this content in some galleries, but not all, because updating is happening slowly. Also, I am not professionally trained in behavior analysis or modification, so you will see newbie-but-heart's-in-the-right-place content. If you are NOT familiar with, or don't care about behavior modification, don't worry about anything! Just enjoy the site.
JoinRats explores the pet rat-human relationship.
Trust Training. Socialization. Enrichment. And more. Even lots on Rat Health.
Videos, photos, and information are used to illustrate ideas and methods. Please read the caution and disclaimer at the bottom of this page.
Sitemap:
- Help an Unsocialized Rat - Any Rat! - Love a Transport Box
- Use a "Neck Box" with Shy Rats
- Bond with Rats in "Pouches"
- Bring Rats Into Your Shirt?
- Use Touch to Help Shy Rats Tolerate Touch
- Please Do Not Use "Forced Socialization"
- Snug Holding Pet Rats
- Interacting with Baby Rats
- Rodentistry
- Work Inside the Cage to Help Shy Rats Trust
- Pockets Pockets!
- Infant and Baby Rats - Affecting Behavior
- Using Positive Reinforcement to Help Rats Trust
- Clicker Training Pet Rats
- A Good Relationship with Fearful or Aggressive Rats (RAT-C)
- Constructional Approach Treatment for Rats (RAT-C)
- RAT-C: Harriett Rat Warning Nip
- RAT-C: Harriett Rat Stills from the Videos
- RAT-C: Other Techniques with Harriett
- Litter Box Training Pet Rats
- Rats Hunt Feathers
- Rats and Evil Bandaids
- Rats Stash Stuff
- One Example of a Rat Play Room
- Rats Outside?
- Rats Nom-Nom Coconuts
- Fountains, Rubber, Rocks, and Rats
- Rats and Pumpkins
- Rats Can Enjoy Water
- Enrichment YouTube Videos
- Jump, Rats, Jump!
- Rats Stash from YouTube
- Rats Make Trouble
- Lots of Ways Rats Play
- Fun Wheel, Stress Wheel, or No Wheel At All
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Disclaimer: This site has neither a for-, nor a non-profit tax status, and is maintained out of love. The videos, photos, and related information offered are for illustration and educational purposes only. No photographs or videos will be offered for sale.
Caution: Assess each rat before attempting any technique. Visual aids posted on this website should be studied and used with care. Not all techniques work with all rats. Consult an expert for your particular needs. Be careful, be safe.