How to tame a wild brown rat? I know, I sound insane.

[MageofMist]

Sadly... My cat caught him for me. Heard a loud squeak on the yard and Angel came trotting to me holding the rat by the back of the neck all proud, having just broken it. I was quite shocked, but I wasn't mad at her as she was just doing what she is meant to do. It is moments like these that makes me thankful my cat isn't interested in my quail or chickens, she is practically a mini lion in muscle.

 

[ILuvMyFlock]

Let it be free, just drop it crumbs, or catch and release elsewhere but I advise against taking it in... Rats can carry many diseases, animals are really good at hiding illnesses. Besides the rat is used to freedom, I know If I was a wild rat I wouldn't want to be caged up.

Edit RIP

 

[MageofMist]

Let it be free, just drop it crumbs, or catch and release elsewhere but I advise against taking it in... Rats can carry many diseases, animals are really good at hiding illnesses. Besides the rat is used to freedom, I know If I was a wild rat I wouldn't want to be caged up.

Edit RIP

I was leaving out food for it and even put a rodent waterer out, and was thinking on doing a catch and release somewhere just in case it did carry some diseases that could harm me and my birds. The rat did have a white patch of fur on it's chest as I examined it, with gloves on of course, to be sure and am unsure if it was a natural mutation, a hybrid or if it was an escaped pet. Oddly I saw no signs of fleas either on the rat or on my cat, I still gave my cat a light dusting with DE dust just to be sure, the purr machine enjoyed the "massage."

Angel got some tuna flavoured kitty food in return for the rat, thankfully she gave it me as I didn't want to chase her around the yard to ensure she didn't eat it and risk getting sick from it.

 

[Leisa B]

Hello, I know I probably sound insane... But I have this huge male brown rat that lives on my yard who is very timid and sweet, and my dad wants to kill it. I don't see it as a threat to my chickens as it is clearly afraid of them, and it is quite friendly for a wild rat. I tossed some bread to as I was treating my chickens to it, when I spotted the rat and it hid in the shed... I sat down and tossed some bread to it and it came out of hiding, stared at me for a minute as if judging my trustworthiness, then ran off back into hiding after grabbing the bit of bread, seemingly deeming me trustworthy enough to take food from me.

I am hoping on catching it so that my dad won't harm it as he wants to poison it, I am hoping to keep it as a secret pet if possible. It has no signs of any illnesses, clean sleek fur, shiny bright eyes and is quite plump and very alert and active.

They make great pets im taming one now my grandson caught that my son was going to kill