Camelidae4
Member
I do some training with my rats and had no trouble finding a good training treat for my male rats (they were larger in size and very food motivated), but I've been struggling to find a good training treat for my females. An ideal training treat would meet the following: Small in size (training requires lots of rewarding and I prefer if the reward is only a couple bites worth), highly desirable, relatively cheap and easy to obtain, not too unhealthy (I try to do regular training sessions and don't want to be feeding them a ton of junk food), and is not "lickable," I need something they can take off the training spoon easily. I've tried tons of stuff like the "edible toppings" at pet stores and bits of fruits and veggies, but they really don't make great training treats at stores. The best I have found were these candy coated sunflower seeds but they definitely are not very healthy for my rats and a tiny bit too big.
Thanks!!
Thanks!!