I am sorry your rat died, but it is different when you are tamming a bird rather then a rodent. WAYY different, Birds are way harder to tame. i tamed so many rats, mice, hamsters, but I could never tame my birds, I guess I am just not a bird person. The reson I posed this was because I wanted to know OTHER ways to tame birds that might work for me. PCB ways didnt work So i have to find another way to train theem that will work.