Hi, I know I post a lot on here but I am just all kinds of on edge.
I did look at other threads of people having the same issue but they all trailed off and never seemed to clear up anything.
My boy really doesn’t like coming out of his cage. He always tries really hard to jump out of my hands or wiggle out of my grasp so that he doesn’t have to come out. Rats really are smart though because he has figured out that if he goes into the boxes on the top level, that I can’t reach him/get him out. I really don’t want to force him or make him hate coming out. I always reward him with treats when he comes out (like a few peas or a yogurt drop) just to associate good things with coming out.
Another thing is that both of my boys haven’t been much of a playing type. They just hide in the boxes that I set out for them and just lay there until I have to put them back. My one boy likes to hide under my blankets (he is set up on my bed) with his boxes and such and even tries stuffing any gaps between the bed and the blanket with his own blankets, I don’t know why though. I don’t want it to be too stuffy down there for him but it’s what he wants . I never understood how some people have rats who will just cuddle and fall asleep on them, mine have never done that..
Have I done something wrong..? I don’t know what to do..
I did look at other threads of people having the same issue but they all trailed off and never seemed to clear up anything.
My boy really doesn’t like coming out of his cage. He always tries really hard to jump out of my hands or wiggle out of my grasp so that he doesn’t have to come out. Rats really are smart though because he has figured out that if he goes into the boxes on the top level, that I can’t reach him/get him out. I really don’t want to force him or make him hate coming out. I always reward him with treats when he comes out (like a few peas or a yogurt drop) just to associate good things with coming out.
Another thing is that both of my boys haven’t been much of a playing type. They just hide in the boxes that I set out for them and just lay there until I have to put them back. My one boy likes to hide under my blankets (he is set up on my bed) with his boxes and such and even tries stuffing any gaps between the bed and the blanket with his own blankets, I don’t know why though. I don’t want it to be too stuffy down there for him but it’s what he wants . I never understood how some people have rats who will just cuddle and fall asleep on them, mine have never done that..
Have I done something wrong..? I don’t know what to do..