Quote Originally Posted by Zombie View Post
You can try and scent the rat but rubbing soiled mouse bedding on it. He will think its a mouse and do things normally. After a couple times he will get the hang of it.
x2 Also, make sure the rat is roughly the same size as the mice he's been taking so he doesn't get intimidated when it comes to chow time. Intimidated might be the wrong word, but I've had refusals that I could only chalk up to being a larger meal than they were in the mood for at the time.