Mar 30
You might at some point or another find your rat in a peculiar position, frozen on the spot. Some rats will do this when gripped with fear or even extreme stress. Snapping them out of it is not easy and not necessary either. I will leave my rat alone when he does this, it take a few minutes, usually no more than 5 for them to regain their composure. It may seem like it’s taking a long time but it really hasn’t. In order to avoid your rat becoming so fearful would be to interact with him more, take him out of his cage, lots more out time, expose him to new things often all the while holding on to him to reassure that everything will be fine. And don’t forget to do the down the shirt trick. Works like a charm.