Originally posted by wolfsoul
YLL, my rats jolt sometimes too. I tried looking it up as well, and couldn't find anything Just a few hard jolts, it lasts a minute, and then leaves. Not sure why, I talked to a vet about that a while back, he had no clue what it was...
When Nugget & Sweet Pea were at the vet, they did that on the exam table, and I asked her why they do that, and Dr. Roussel said it was nothing to worry about.

They make little chuckling noises when they jump/jolt...whatever you want to call it. I noticed they do the "jolting" a lot when they are getting treats, so I think it is because they are happy.