Check her out.
(Note: Mabel is a rat with the rex mutation which gives her curly whiskers and fur, but she also has hair loss. Her fur grows in and then, falls out in patches.)
By the way, I'd been working with her on charging the clicker for several days. And, unfortunately, she had a lung exacerbation, so she took a break from training for a few days. So, the first part of the video is from her first session after she returned to training, and the next day, she was just an extremely bright pupil and learned the spin, which is what you see in the second part of the video.
Also, Mabel saw her doctor yesterday. The doctor was thrilled that she's gained 50 grams since her pneumonia, but she still has lung issues, so she's going to be on theophylline for the rest of her life which reallybums me out. But, we just will have to deal with it. At least, she likes the taste of theophylline.
And, on the subject of medicating rats, Dean has just been started on Bactrim for a secondary infection of contact dermatitis. And, Skip Lee was thrilled to report (Skip is just amazing at medicating rats, so he gets to do all of it --grins-- ) that Dean avidly reached for the syringe when he clicked, and Dean drank all of his Bactrim quick as can be. A couple of weeks ago, I'd done a few clicker training sessions with him. This is a wonderful consequence of clicker training, easy medication administration.
Now, I need to figure out what Dean is allergic to. Hopefully, it was a one time issue. My rats are all on a gluten free diet because of Rose's sensitivity, so it's not wheat.
Does anyone know what the most prevalent rat allergies are other than wheat?
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