Training Your Pet Rat

This book should be named "Training Your Owner- Guide For Rats." It gives great information for first-time rat owners on almost every subject, including housing, feeding, picking your rat(s), playtime, and training. Most of the information in the training section is pretty basic, but it gives lots of ways to expand on and personalize your rat's training.

Wow!!! This book tells you everything you need to know about training your little rattie. I've already taught my "babies" how to stand up, give a high-five, and spin on command!!!

I have had other rodents in the past, (mice, hamsters, gerbils, etc.) but when I got my two new rats, I was ready to train them. I ordered this book before I got them, and I knew how to train. My two female rats now know many tricks that were all in this book. At some websites that I looked at for new tricks, the instructions were not as clear, or detailed as in this book. If you are a new rat ouwner, this is a must-buy!!

If there were a sixth star available for that rare bird, the perfect book, I'd be using it without reservation for this one. The style is engaging and often humorous, suitable for all ages. The photographs are also wonderfully done, showing the rats in all their playfulness and intelligence. It really shows that the authors are dedicated rat-fans. Their ideas for training and playing with your pet rat are very inventive, and they definitely worked on my rats. With the Christmas season coming up, I'd heartily recommend this book as a perfect gift for any rat owner.

I learned so much from this amazing book. Read it and you will learn so much about the rat and how almost "human" they are. They truely are trainable and lovable. I bought the book for my son who is the parent for a big Ratty. The book is great. Buy it!!