How do I get my pet rat to stay on my shoulder?

Question

Whenever I put him up, he stays for a couple seconds, and then he starts to crawl down my chest. How do I get him to stay up?

Thanks!!!

Answer 1

is it a male or female.

if its female it should stay on because females are placid

however i have 3 male rats and only one of them stays on my shoulder

they all have different personalities so maybe your rat was handle badly by its mother in the store.

Answer 2

maybe he doesnt want to!

Answer 3

train him, leave treats on your shoulder untill he learns how to stay their.

Answer 4

female rats arent placid. they are more likely to run around.

what i did was just kept walking around and id bend over every time it tried to climb off.

she learned to stay pretty quickly.

but my boys dont like being there. they get too scared.

Answer 5

you cant make your pet do what you want it to do because its an animal and its ancestors were wild so you cant force it to do anything or everything that you want it to do

Answer 6

i would put a treat on your shoulder