okay so i adopted a rat from somebody. i love the rat and know it will take a lot of time/patience, hand feeding and what not before she will let get get near her..
40% of the time she'll take the treat out of my hand. 60% of the time she'll sniff it, sniff me, stare at my hand, they try to bite me(when she bites she bites very hard, you can hear the skin get punctured, its nasty, ive got 2 bad bites in the 4 days i've had her, and many more times has she attempted to but i was ready for it and moved my hand) and run away. most of the time she will run into her igloo and wont come out until im away for a few minutes.
i tried leaving the cage door open for nearly an hour and she wouldnt come out.
is there any other techniques? am i doing the right stuff and just need to wait it out?
the treats ive been giving her are yogies, boiled chicken breast, pasta, im going to try others til i find something she cant resist. but need more ideas than just feeding her.
also not sure if this helps, but her eyes are pink(ive heard that means they have really bad eyesight).
40% of the time she'll take the treat out of my hand. 60% of the time she'll sniff it, sniff me, stare at my hand, they try to bite me(when she bites she bites very hard, you can hear the skin get punctured, its nasty, ive got 2 bad bites in the 4 days i've had her, and many more times has she attempted to but i was ready for it and moved my hand) and run away. most of the time she will run into her igloo and wont come out until im away for a few minutes.
i tried leaving the cage door open for nearly an hour and she wouldnt come out.
is there any other techniques? am i doing the right stuff and just need to wait it out?
the treats ive been giving her are yogies, boiled chicken breast, pasta, im going to try others til i find something she cant resist. but need more ideas than just feeding her.
also not sure if this helps, but her eyes are pink(ive heard that means they have really bad eyesight).