Cait
Well-Known Member
Hey all! Question. Since Denny has figured out he can play with the babies, he also seems to want to play with ME, too, which I like! I've never had a rat want to be played with with my hands, except for a tag like game. Wrestling I've never done/tried.
I tickle his belly, and he stands up on his hind legs and lets me, but I don't know if he's scared, or what... Then he'll kind of roll over and I take that as an invitation to tickle again, and he just lays there on his back. I THINK he likes it, but I'm nervous to keep doing it because I'm not exactly sure. He doesn't bite or run away or act nervous after he gets up, he usually comes back up to my hand or he'll popcorn around the cage after. Popcorning is usually good, right? And he doesn't act afraid of me and he could easily move away from my hand when I start tickling him.
Thoughts? Is this playing? Or.... I feel so silly asking this. Perhaps I should get a video because I don't think I explained it very well.
I tickle his belly, and he stands up on his hind legs and lets me, but I don't know if he's scared, or what... Then he'll kind of roll over and I take that as an invitation to tickle again, and he just lays there on his back. I THINK he likes it, but I'm nervous to keep doing it because I'm not exactly sure. He doesn't bite or run away or act nervous after he gets up, he usually comes back up to my hand or he'll popcorn around the cage after. Popcorning is usually good, right? And he doesn't act afraid of me and he could easily move away from my hand when I start tickling him.
Thoughts? Is this playing? Or.... I feel so silly asking this. Perhaps I should get a video because I don't think I explained it very well.