Put yourself in his wee ratty shoes and think of what a giant hairless ape could do to make you feel at ease if you were a tiny fluffy rodent
Give him cuddles on his terms, show willingness to engage without being too forward, even drop off some treats very conHispanicuously so he associates you with the good times. It's nothing too complicated
Show some love, have some patience, and trust that the little dude will come around with time
He will, and you'll have an awesome little rat bro. Just as importantly he'll have a pretty cool human fren, too
Give them treats ! We love treats and it's not that expensive. Also you do scratches on the back ! It's simple and really good. Yes and sunflower seeds ! Very good ! You do all that
Don't forget the treats !
Skin contact. Also, rats are smart enough to know a safe environment and already realize you're good for them.
Just as we anthropomorphize our pets, they also beast-ize us and put our behaviors in categories that make sense to them. Rats are communal, so they can look at what you're doing and classify you as part of the commune. In contrast, solitary animals like hamsters or snakes don't really have 'friend' in their dictionary, so they either classify you as 'predator' (and try to bite you when handled) or 'weird but harmless environmental feature' (which they tolerate).
Throw them at people
smooch them
hello very
Show them this
OP do NOT create another grape-kun situation
Yogurt drops
Put yourself in his wee ratty shoes and think of what a giant hairless ape could do to make you feel at ease if you were a tiny fluffy rodent
Give him cuddles on his terms, show willingness to engage without being too forward, even drop off some treats very conHispanicuously so he associates you with the good times. It's nothing too complicated
Show some love, have some patience, and trust that the little dude will come around with time
He will, and you'll have an awesome little rat bro. Just as importantly he'll have a pretty cool human fren, too
Give them treats ! We love treats and it's not that expensive. Also you do scratches on the back ! It's simple and really good. Yes and sunflower seeds ! Very good ! You do all that
Don't forget the treats !
>this person unsuccessfully tried to unlock your phone
I love the hands the most, they're so cute, I want to put them in my mouth.
If you're cold, they're cold
Put them in your mouth
yes the hands are very cute
Riverside foxgroom trust bond
give us cheese
>us
Cute-looking rat.
Skin contact. Also, rats are smart enough to know a safe environment and already realize you're good for them.
Just as we anthropomorphize our pets, they also beast-ize us and put our behaviors in categories that make sense to them. Rats are communal, so they can look at what you're doing and classify you as part of the commune. In contrast, solitary animals like hamsters or snakes don't really have 'friend' in their dictionary, so they either classify you as 'predator' (and try to bite you when handled) or 'weird but harmless environmental feature' (which they tolerate).
>Just as we anthropomorphize our pets, they also beast-ize us
This is the best line I've read on Wauf ever.
excellent post, almost makes me feel bad feeding live rat to snek
My hamster liked me and ran into my palms if I put my hands down on the bedding
Probably looking for food
I think contrary to popular belief hamsters can like you, just in a very simple way because they don't have a lot of social programming.
There are no truly non-social mammals. Always gotta at least tolerate potential mates, offspring, possibly littermates and their parents, etc.
amazing
carry them around on you
hoodie pocket, in a scarf around your neck etc
carefully handle them a lot
touch their tiny tummies
tickle them