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I have five rats and I've tried variations of this tickling technique on them both dorsal and ventral and they do not like it. They don't come back looking for

I have five rats and I've tried variations of this tickling technique on them both dorsal and ventral and they do not like it. They don't come back looking for more tickles, in fact they actively avoid it. If you're wondering if I then continued this torment, no. I stopped with only an occasional revisit to see if my technique had improved. Maybe the rats need to be tickled from an earlier age? I don't know.

keyanp 5y ago
Yes, juvenile rats respond better to tickling and tickling just after weaning will get the best results. Starting tickling past 3 months of age is harder and there is less research on it. That said, some rats just don't respond well to tickling so if you see obvious negative behavior after 2-3 sessions then you should stop trying. Source: Recently certified rat tickler (proof: https://imgur.com/rzdvf61 https://imgur.com/rzdvf61)