Has anyone experience on working with Laboratory Rats???  Need tips on their behavior?
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Yeah i have done once. Well in order to tame them i went through a experiment called as pavlos experiment. This is very easy way to tame animal. here before u give food to animal u ring a bell and then give food. When u do this for next 15-20 times the animal gets habituated. now next time when u ring bell alone animals runs towards you. This way they are tamed. IN case of rats also this is applicable. Just cage them in special cage where there are many twists and turns. this make them work more for their food. Though it takes time but it works aewsome. Abt makig them still then i said u that once they are tamed, just ring bell, they come running to you and stand there until u give them food. NIce way na..!
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I am sure the kids will be happy about that!!   It is a good idea to do some lessons with them about the care of small animals though.  Possibly you could offer to go in and help the teacher with that?\n\nBut have you warned them that hamsters will probably cause an odor in the classroom?  My kids had hamsters and they always seemed to cause a smell in the room.\n\nAnd I would assume you have checked about the school policy about animals in the classroom and whether there are children with allergies?\n\nLet the teacher know that they will probably need separate cages.  Hamsters tend to be solitary animals.\n\nGive the teacher the supplies necessary to get started and a few good sites about hamster care.  Tell him/her she can call you if there are any questions or concerns.  That should help.  Take care.
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training this type of behavior would involve shaping the behavior.  First I would use small rewards for reinforcement.  Half a peanut or a shelled sunflower seed work well (be sure you are not usign too much in each training session, fattening them will make them less apt to fly to you).  Just keep doing little baby steps.  First have the bird step up on your hand from a perch and reward, do this a few times.  Now move just far enough away so that he has to step forward onto your hand and reward for this.  each time move a VERY small increment away.  He may get stuck at certain points or he may want the reward so bad that he flies right at you no problem, it is variable.  I would buy a gram scale and weigh him to make sure his weight isn't changing too much or if you don't want to do that feel his keel bone (on his chest) try to keep it how it is now (not bulging like a chicken breast, this is a sign that he is very fat and will not fly to you easily).  You can also try dried fruits as rewards.  Once he starts to get the hang of getting to your hand for a treat you can start to work in your cue, "here" or just a slight horizontal wave of your arm can work.  Once he has the behavior down only reward him if the cue is given.  Bah, sounds like a lot, basically give small rewards, work only 15 minute sessions at most and make small steps toward your end goal.  This way he doesn't become bored or frustrated.  if he is confused take it down to the level where he was succeeding and try working your way up again, work slowly.  Good luck
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Hmmmmmmmmmm, I'm not really sure who would want to receive a rats (_!_)! Maybe someone who had a rat without an (_!_) I guess.\n\nA.H.
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Rats are nocturnal, but will come out in daytime for food if required.\n\nThe odds of you catching a rat sleeping are close to zero. They are very cautious and have excellent hearing and vibration sesnes and will come to full alertness in seconds.\n\nYou are better off with a trap.\n\nKeep in mind, there is no such thing as a solitary rat in an apartment. Where there is one, there are many.\n\nYou could bait a number of traps, or if you are inclined, put some poison baits in the walls, behind appliances, in the cupboards, in the dark corners of thehalls, etc. Just be sure to warn neighbors with small pets and kids if you bait with poison.
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i sympathize with you. i am living with a slob. she will fill an ash tray to the top before emptying it.  I started emptying the ash tray and washing it. then i started putting all her [on the floor] stuff in the floor in her closet. then i started placing the broom in the kitchen door to bug her. we laugh a lot about my antics but it is starting to work . you don't have to yell or even look angry. just send the subliminal messages along and if he has a brain he will get the message.
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get an airhorn: like the type for boats.  whenever they laugh, send a blast their way.  i trained my neighbor's dog (that barked 24/7) that way.  aversion therapy.
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I smelt one on the underground today and there was a definite odour about him.................he looked as though he had a secret code going on with another 'ginger one' sitting opposite him!!!!!\n\nWe need to stay on top of this - noses must be on high alert at all times.\n\nSometimes I get the feeling that they know that we are on to them.  They have started using the old 'home dying kits'.\n\nDon't be fooled - you'll know there's one around you by the wee-wee smell.\n\nGood luck everyone - be careful out there!!!!!!!!!!!
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You got a thing with rats dont you...
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Tonight, I was out with my 10 yr old and I was spraying some water on our plants. A toad came "running" out of his bush cover to sit in the spray. He was really liking it.  After a couple of minutes laughing at him, a spider crossed the walk about 4 ft away. That toad went on a beeline charge up to the spider. They sat about 4 inches apart - neither one so much as twitching. We froze and watched.  After 2 minutes, the toad pounced in! He tongue-flicked that spider and had a good meal.\nIt was a great moment to share and very educational for him. It cemented some of the things we have spoken about in the past about nature being brutal, but efficient and basically well-planned.\nGo forth and critter. \n\nIf the neighbors think you are "different" - then Thank GOODNESS. Because you are!
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I'm not too sure exactly the kind of information you need, but one book that may shed light on behaviors and how to manage them is: Preventing Classroom Discipline Problems.\n\nAdditionally, I'd read Fred Jone's book TOOLS FOR TEACHING. He provides some answers as to why certain behaviors occur in the classroom.
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have several cats.   both will drink out of the faucet, but prefer drinking out of the fish tank which they stand on top of and straddle (the fish have been know to come up and brush against their tongues, they have never tried to catch the fish).   one of mine likes to suck hair,   both want to sit on top of the compt (they both can't fit at same time so turns are taken).   one likes to sit in my lap while i type on comp resting her head on my hands as they go up and down (makes typing hard to say the least and if she decides she doesn't like it she makes me start messing up).   one likes to chew wool (and boxes),  i have a drawer with wool fragments (that she has made) she opens it and takes them out and plays with them.   the other,  i have to be careful since she wants to get in and lay in the refrigerator ( i once shut her in there, but now i know i am more careful),  this one also likes to open drawers and cabinets (i find her resting in them all the time)  needless to say when i come home it looks as if the place has been ransacked.   there is more, but will leave it at these.  i don't believe i have ever had a "normal" pet in my life,  and i like it that way.
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You can get some cottonballs and coat them with peppermint oil (in the cooking section with spices) and put them in places where rodents come in and in the places they would hide. It will run them away without toxins and no stinky dead rats to deal with later!
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Yes, I work with a hyperactive, two faced twit. She also seems to possess Jedi mind powers, so even though everyone at work knows she is a pain in the butt, she manages to turn things around so that soon enough, the boss is on OUR cases instead. She claimed that I was much slower at a task than she could have gotten the job done. My boss(I am the closing supervisor btw), then turned on me like a rabid pit bull and demanded to know why I can't get the job done as quickly. I told her that not having done this particular task as frequently as MOST of the other employees, anyone of them could do it faster. The pain is now super sweet to my face, but compains behind my back. Oh well.\n  Payback stinks though, because now that she has shown she can get it done faster, we are ALL required to get it done faster and she can't understand what happened to cause this stressful atmosphere. \nP.S.- She gets most of her tasks done faster than the rest of us by not doing them, or not finishing them correctly! Wish the boss could see that!!!
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Check this out: http://www.pets.ca/pettips/tips-36.htm
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Well....goblins tend to like sweet and messy food. You could lure him into your kitchen with this tempting food. Now, if you have like a large plastic tub or box you can slam it down over the goblin while he's eating and trap him under there. You might want to sit on the box for a few minutes because he will struggle a lot. Once it appears that he has settled down you can get up but make sure you put something super heavy on the box so he doesn't escape. He's a tricky one you can count on it so don't let him get the better of you. Then get a chain collar and leash and latch him up. Once tied up like this he will be at your every command. This is the best time to find out why he was bugging you. Then ask him what he wants, give it to him if you can, and let him go. I promise he won't bother you again after the way you captured him. It's very embarassing for a goblin. Oh and his teeth are red because he eats a lot of strawberries and cinnamon candy. Both have a staining affect with goblins, I'm not sure why. Hope this helps! lol
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Wild rats can be very mean so my suggestion is to either call animal control and have them remove them, or a pest control company.  They spread disease and can hurt domestic animals.  Poison is to dangerous, if a dog or cat gets into it they will be killed, or if the rats eat it they can crawl to a different place and die and then the body will either be eaten by a dog, cat or wildlife and die from the poisoning as well.  Or it will decay and be a breeding ground for maggots (yuck) then you will also have the stench of rotting flesh.  If anything use a live capture trap and rat bait (usually some sort of rat food you can get at a pet store or some veggies) and try to capture them that way.  If you go that route, make sure you have some thick leather gloves (welders gloves are best) to handle the cage.  Their teeth can be quite long and their jaws are very strong for their size.  A bite would be extremely painful.  Best bet is animal or pest control.  Good luck.