quick guide to agility train a mouse 

Many people don't realize that mice like to learn things like this. They have busy little brains 😊

There so ADORABLE.the fat one was so fluffy and just somadorable

Omg I'm getting a multi soon they are the cutest little things! How chubby and cute!!!

LOL. "My Hurdle!!!!" at the end.

4. Watch your cats.

A good way to teach a mouse to go through the tube is to get a spoon or stick and put a treat on it, and then lure them through the tube to the otherside

slowly steals hurdle..... -_-

Hi! First you should find out if your mouse is stressed (refusing treats is often a sign of it). E.g., being cut off from his home cage (and from his companions, in case he has some) can be very stressful for a mouse. And being easily distracted is totally normal for them. When they are new to training, some of mine can only focus for a few seconds! So you should be patient and keep the training sessions very short. But it's usually easier to train them inside their cage, have you tried this?

In this case I give them wafer paper (unsugared/-flavored) and you can get it at stores with baking supplies.

Yes, this species has extremely powerful jaws and sharp teeth, their bites can be quite harmful. But in this case it was just a nip. Most of my mice are self-bred and some are from the animal sanctuary.

I love your videos. :) The mice look so chubby when stationary. Very sweet, little critters.

Your mice are soooo smart. Love them. Thank you for sharing.

I´ve learnt a lot of how to train a mouse.thanks for post this video

Very stimulating for mice, I like it. I might try this with my boys later.

Awww! How he/she bit and stole the hurdle! How cute! -3

That mouse is so adorable

What's awesome about this is it could also work for rats. Thanks for posting!

I loved the stolen hurdle. Your mice are so plump and cute, much like my elderly hamster, Sweetie.

YOUR MOUSE IS SO GOOD AT THAT!!

It totally depends on what you expect from your pets. Rats bond with you and enjoy being petted, mice are pets to observe rather than handle and are much harder to tame. Both species can't really be potty-trained and both have a smell. And both species must live in groups. A difference is that male rats can live together and male mice must be neutered, otherwise they would kill each other. And keeping them alone is no option.

Yes, but actually he's a ruby-eyed white. I bred him myself, so I'm quite proud of him. :-)

watch your fingers!! XD she mistook your finger for a treat!! HAHA she got so excited. or is it a he?

What an adorable fat mouse...thanks this will hep a lot with my rats

I only came here to watch videos of cute lil' mammals.

İ am in love with this red-and-wite round fluffy mouse!

I never knew that they'd be competitive to the point of violence so that's really useful advice.

In this case I use wafer paper (unsugared/-flavored). And you can start to train an animal at any age, your hamster is not too old.

your mice are literally so cuuutte

In this case I give them wafer paper (unsugared/-flavored) and a wheel should be solid and at least 25cm in diameter (the ones you get in pet stores are often too small).

You don't need a dog when you can have a mouse like this. 😄

The brown and white mouse is the cutest

This is awesome. I love how you took the time to colour the hurdles accordingly.

Hi! Thanks for your video! :-) Good to see that your mouse already trusts you enough to take treats. But your cage is already too small for one mouse and she should get some companions, so you need a much bigger one. I already sent you a site some time ago where you can see how a mouse cage should look like and how to build one. Please take a look at it again.

In the last clip that mouse resting its tail of the hurdle is like "gtfo my hurdle"

great work its not for everyone. me and my mouse have bonded like crazy. loves to play and be pet. but still if she's not on me she gets crazy and wants to take off.

Popsicle sticks.

Such pretty meeces!

That's impressive!!!! On both sides: the trainer AND the mouse =)

I have a wild house mouse that I found when he was possibly 3-4 weeks old. He was very curious and I taught him to eat from my hand and also to lick peanut butter from my fingers. He's getting really comfortable about hands now. It took a while for him to trust but now he comes when I call him and loves to visit me.

Watch your hurdles hahaha! Amazing video, thanksss! :D

Rat is the cutest. Creature

How did you make the hurdles?

0:10 he is so cutee

Don't worry they are not being forced to do anything. It's the same as teaching your dog to sit and stay they want to do it because its fun and they get treats :). Trust me they wouldn't do it if they didn't want to :).

When it came to the nipping of your finger, that likely was mistaken identity. The white bandage looked similar to the white treat. Also, my rats always bite my band aids.

Thankyou my mice is trained well

I'm currently getting a mouse on Wednesday!! And I'm very excited to try this! My family members showed me your videos and it seems so easy! Hopefully it is!😅

now its time to convince my mom to let me get a mouse, hopefully a deer mouse

ahhahaa wow i really want a mouse they're so cute, especially yours!

I get one Wednesday or thursday and i cant wait to start to train it!

sorry, nevermind, i read the description that this also works for other species. Thanks so much

Such beautiful mice! c;

I love my pet mouse Cocoa he is so cute u will love❤him🐁and by the way your mice are cute

Absolutely nothing can replace companions for such highly social animals. Just google for isolation stress in mice, it has lots of negative effects. For fancy mice, the minimum group size for females and neutered males is 4 individuals, 5 for multimammate mice (the ones in this video) and gerbils should only be kept in pairs because larger groups tend to be unstable. So if you want to get just one rodent, a solitary one like a hamster would be the better choice.

Great job they do more then some kids will do

Anything mice love? 'Treat wise' maybe things your mice love?

Yes, it's more effective and you have more possibilities. But in this group, it could provoke serious fights.

Looks like you got a feisty one!

i had a pet mouse, a white red eye one usually feed to snakes,never thought about training it. one time a let a bunch of little kids play with, they harassed the poor thing so bad i put it back in its cage but one of them convinced me to take out real quick and, while trying to grab it, I cornered him and he bit me. my finger swelled up to the size of my thumb and throbbed for days

Do those bites hurt? You make everything look so easy! there so cute! Do you get your mice from rescues or pet stores?

You can't potty train mice. But this can also be a sign of stress. And four mice are the minimum group size to start with, they live in groups, not in pairs.

Hi! Ganz einfach: trainiere sie eben in ihrem Käfig. ;-) Ausserhalb funktioniert das nur unter bestimmten Umständen, also in einem freiwilligen(!), vertrauten Auslauf, niemals wenn man sie einfach rausnimmt und irgendwo hinsetzt. Dann hätten sie nämlich Stress, und eine gestresste Maus kann man nicht trainieren. Aber ist doch toll dass sie im Käfig mitmachen, gratuliere! :-)

they are so cute and smart!! OMG

wow nice! for school i have to train a mouse to happy with your guide :D

Ending is the best! :D

Although not the smartest, I find that fancy mice are the easiest. Multimammates are very intelligent, but have difficult personalities and are very stubborn. The most intelligent are spiny mice, and they are crazy about learning. But their speed and agility makes the timing quite difficult, and some of mine bite.

You should teach the mice how to set up the obstacle course too

What kind of treats do you use? My hamster has near 1 year old, he´s too old to start training? Thank you! Your videos are awesome

You said the others get upset. That's why I do mine in a different room.

I'm going to be trying this, I so laughed when the mouse ran away with the hurdle! Haha

I have no idea why i subscribe this channel but this video is fun :D

Admirable.

Your videos are amazing. I've always wanted to trains some mice to do this. I was wondering, is there a way to stop them peeing and pooing on you. I had a mouse before that always did that but a wild rat got into his cage and I want to try again. Would getting two females be good to start with?

Oh-oh.. die Pflaster an den Fingern ein resultat von "watch your fingers"? :D

Lol the mouse stealing the hurdle xD

oh, and is your black-eyed-white also an ASF? He's so pretty!

I love your channel. Question I'm planning on getting two ASF and two Fancy Mice. Any tips for caring like cage suggestions :) ?

Aww! I want to teach my mouse tricks! Btw, my mouse is a bit grumpy, is there anything i can do to make him a bit... nicer?

They are much friendlier towards each other inside their cage, but outside clickertraining often leads to aggression. I prefer aggressive lines, so most of my new ones have enough self-esteem to take treats right away. But non-aggressive lines may take a little longer.

Are you sure he is already tame enough? And have you tried a spoon? Many mice who refuse treats from the hand will take them from a long spoon. The treats themselves are less important than most people think, mine would even work for food they can have for free.

This is a great tutorial video. Is clicker training even more effective? I imagine you could probably teach/manipulate more complicated behaviours with a clicker.

So cute. I abhor those monsters throwing them as food to snakes, lizards, spiders etc. One shouldn't keep pets demanding live foods - every animal should have chance to flee.

cute, i want a mouse now

What type of treat is that

Most of the mice in my videos ARE fancy mice. :-)

WOW THAT IS CUTE!

Cute widdle mousie is what my 5 yr. old cuz said to this vid. :D

aww the second mouse looks like mine tough mine is a bay be thanks

I love your videos so much but I don't have my gerbils anymore so goodbye because I'm getting a goat

The weaves took quite long (a few days), but the other obstacles only one or two short sessions each. And my fingers are never ok when I work with this species, I get bitten almost every day. ;-)

my mice are tame but i have not found a treat that they like they will just take a sniff of the treats in my hand and carry on doing their things. makes it hard to train

is there a special kind of mouse treat you can give them.i have two mice they are adorable, Louise and Misty.THEY LOVE PEANUNT BUTTER!

loveeee your new videoo what is the isies trik for mouses did you see the video that i do for you

Wonder if I can do this with one of my little dudes? They were bred to be feeders, but hey, I have ten. Odds are one of them can do it.

So cool! I would like to train my mice to do this. What treats do you use? My mice like sunflower seeds, but not enough to go over/through obstacles.

This is adorable

I'd be proud of him, too! :) I hope I can produce such a pretty mouse, one day.

im getting a mouse for easter SO EXCITED

Male multimammates can be quite difficult and unpredictable, even to me as a very experienced keeper. It's important to find a strong alpha male that keeps the group together, and it's essential that they learn social behavior from adult males (they are often weaned much too early). And the group size shouldn't be too large for males, 4 are enough. The more the easier it can get unstable. Currently I keep a group of 6 males and one hermaphrodite(!), but they have a great social behavior.

How long did it took you to learn them the whole course? I hope your finger is okay btw! :(