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1. Jennifer wrote,

   Thanks for adopting Coconut and Terra to us. Terra knows my son and my voice and when they hear “hi girls” they come to the opening of their cage and wait for a hand or arm to climb up. Terra likes to explore, Coconut likes to be petted and cuddle in a sleeve or her fleece tube you send with them. She bruxes and boggles and makes happy noises once she settles in. Both are potty trained in if I bring the little pan where they free rome they will use it there too. Neither bites. They are used to our house noise by now and are not jumpy as when we first got them home. In fact not many noises startle them at all anymore. They spend a long time in their carry pouch and go to sleep as I go about my business every now and then peaking their noses out to sense something new or maybe get a treat. They get plenty of exercise in the free range area and sleep well after playtime. That is also the best cuddle time. We love them! Thanks!

   Link | December 31st, 2007 at 12:29 am

2. sharry wrote,

   Yay!!! I’m so happy to hear that all is well and that they’ve adjusted so fast! I can’t believe you got them potty trained already! What’s your secret?

   Link | December 31st, 2007 at 10:27 am

3. Jennifer wrote,

   well….first of all I only have TWO so studying their pattern was certainly easier. Consistency is the key. I use this method for my dog and he also has a “corner” of my property. I just modify it for small pets. I bought a set of towels specifically for their cage and I use that to line it. I use smaller tea towels as runners and change it each day or every other day as needed. I just find towels to be cheaper and easier to wash. White works because I can see where they pee more consistently…..then I only used the eco bedding in the bottom of that transport cage tray I brought. They seemed to go more in the back area of the larger cage so that is where I put the potty tray a strip of the towel they went on under the eco bedding. After a day or so I omitted the tea towel and stayed with just the eco bedding strips. I always keep one or two “raisins” in there and a few stips of the old eco bedding each time I change it.When I take them out for any reason the first place I set them upon returning them is to that tray. I noticed after about two days they only went in the tray, I then brought it into the free range area and same thing placed it in their “spot” putting them in it before and after play. They now go to it. I find a good size tray or large rubbermaid works….they seem to still like to sit on one end so it needs to be big enough for this or at least two rat size. Having them go in one place makes it easier to clean daily. They seem to still sleep in the hammock or fleece tube and those I hang off their floor as well. Realistically with any pet, I take one to two days when they have adjusted and trust me to work with them on an hourly to couple hours basis, tapering off a bit as they get the idea. It is a bit time consuming at first but gets less so as they figure it out. Honestly, I have no idea how or why it works, but I figured if I trained 6 kids, 2 dogs, 3 cats, and a pair of mice to “go” in one spot in my lifetime…..how hard could the Ratties be?

   Link | December 31st, 2007 at 2:49 pm

4. Nancy Seefeldt wrote,

   Hi Sharry, received my hammocks today. My guy just loves it. He hopped right in and seemed to just sigh!! Thanks I love them too!!

   Link | March 4th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

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