How to Teach a Pet Wallaroo Tricks

Just like dogs and cats, pet wallaroos can be taught good behavior and tricks if you're patient and loving. If you're lucky enough to have a pet wallaroo, get started on your path to tricks by following the steps below.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Treats for the wallaroo

1. Create a bond with your pet wallaroo before attempting to teach him any tricks. Wallaroos are loving, playful animals and you can bond with them in much the same way that you bond with more common pets like cats and dogs.

2. Wait until you have the complete trust of your pet before trying to train her to do any tricks. Wallaroos aren't a fully domesticated species, and so yours will take a while to trust you, as would any wild animal.

3. Find a treat that your pet loves. Wallaroos are herbivores so it could be a special treat that's made for any other herbivore. You can try apples, carrots, sweet potatoes and even peanut-buttered bread.

4. Start with small behaviors. The command to "come" is usually the easiest, especially when there is a treat at the other end. You can also train a wallaroo to walk on a leash with you.

5. Create a welcoming learning atmosphere. Reward your wallaroo with not only food treats, but praise. Once your wallaroo trusts you, he will respond well to praise and petting. Use both treats and praise to solidify training.

Tips & Warnings

• At first, give treats for even the smallest behaviors. As your wallaroo learns behavior patterns, reward her with treats more discriminately.
• Wallaroos that are bottle fed and raised indoors are warm loving animals that need a lot of attention and hate to be left alone. If you are thinking of a wallaroo as a pet, make certain that you have enough time to spend with it.
• Wallaroos can be playful and mischievous but will listen and learn rapidly when a firm "no" is asserted.
• Male wallaroos that have not been neutered can be dangerous during mating season.
• Wallaroos that have not been bottle fed or raised with humans are difficult to work with and train.