See, that picture you posted is generally what I see when I see pictures of supposedly pure Leucistic TEXAS rats.. Their body shape is thinner, they're more streamlined, no color on them whatsoever and my 2 females are both representatives that look like the one posted there.. Now, those I've seen claimed as Leucy black rats seem to have a rounder shape... a heavier body, less streamlined and more bulky. That isn't to say they aren't all intergraded and mixed anyway.... maybe some of them just lean more towards the look of one or the other. Just comparing my 2 females to this male I got in there is a very visible difference in body type and head shape... and a very marked difference in attitudes.. My 2 Texas females are hell on wheels..this new male is more placid and even generally just less flighty.. Just observations really...



But regardless of all that, I thank you for the info that I'll get what I expected anyway.. I do love these guys even if they are a pain in butt to deal with in terms of temperment.. Make excellent animals to work with on hook skills for your basic fast and contortionistic species of venomous snakes, been keeping for 13 years now and I'm just gaining the confidence to start with some mildly venomous rear-fanged colubrids. Too bad the only rear-fanged snake thats outlawed in my state by name(VT) is the False-Water cobra of which I want a pair badly eventually..And any front fanged snakes are banned completely here but I can't say much because I helped the founder of VTherp.org write up the proposals for restrictions and allowences in my home state. Ah well.. Maybe I'll move elsewhere eventually if the idiots don't manage to work complete bans in to every state in the next few years.



But thanks again for the info... Can't wait for my first clutch of leucy's now...



Mel
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• 2 Questions..Black rat/Texas Rat related - Lucien, Tue Aug 18 17:34:41 2009
• RE: 2 Questions..Black rat/Texas Rat related - DMong, Tue Aug 18 17:57:03 2009
• leucistic black rats.....???? - JYohe, Wed Aug 19 18:04:45 2009
• RE: leucistic black rats.....???? - DMong, Wed Aug 19 22:38:49 2009
• RE: leucistic black rats.....???? - Lucien, Thu Aug 20 00:51:16 2009
• RE: leucistic black rats.....???? - DMong, Thu Aug 20 02:01:21 2009
• RE: leucistic black rats.....???? - JYohe, Thu Aug 20 17:59:42 2009
• LOL!!,.yep, right on the head! n/p - DMong, Thu Aug 20 22:33:29 2009
• RE: LOL!!,.yep, right on the head! n/p - Lucien, Sat Aug 22 16:27:22 2009