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Alice Cobb

any one know the genus of the african rats?....what are they called at the petstores? are they dumbos? im a little confused by this one lol ...My local pet stores have regular rats (i think they originate from denmark?) and they have dumbos...wondering if theres any real difference as far as feeding responce
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we're here because a hobby became an obsession... if only every one had this much fun

some days your the dog, some days your the hydrant...don't know who started this saying but it's the truth

>>any one know the genus of the african rats?....what are they called at the petstores? are they dumbos? im a little confused by this one lol ...My local pet stores have regular rats (i think they originate from denmark?) and they have dumbos...wondering if theres any real difference as far as feeding responce

A dumbo is just a regular rat with funny ears.. totally not the same thing as the african rats.
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PHWyvern

thats what I thought... maybe I read it wrong but some one mentioned dumbos and it really confused me lol....bad headache tonight hehehe
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we're here because a hobby became an obsession... if only every one had this much fun

some days your the dog, some days your the hydrant...don't know who started this saying but it's the truth

No - you wouldn't find them in a pet store - they were banned a few years ago because they were being imported and carried monkeypox. There are very few people that were allowed to maintain a breeding colony - those that do breed them wouldn't be releasing them to pet stores.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

6.42.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 Lizard of unknown origin

thanks that explains it all...tosha we're lucky to have you on the forum lol...I may have seen them at a reptile show in IL. before I know they had african mice but im not 100% on the rats...i'll keep an eye out and maybe breed some if I can get them
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we're here because a hobby became an obsession... if only every one had this much fun

some days your the dog, some days your the hydrant...don't know who started this saying but it's the truth

Because of that restriction they probably wont sell females will they?

Nisa
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3.2 Ball python (Hoss, Little Man, Adam, Helen, and the new girl who gets named when she eats)
1.1 Corn snakes (Orlando and Legolas)
0.1 King snake (Sidhe which sounds exactly like "she"
0.0.1 GTP (Kissy the Red)
1.1 Haitian Boa (Enkil and Akasha)

And bunches of furry pets

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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

6.42.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.1 Lizard of unknown origin