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The African rats referred to below are Praomys Natalensis i.e. Multimammate Rats. They have been bred in the U.K. and Europe for a number of years. They have up to 24 teats and regularly produce litters of 20 or more young. Eric Davies

that's nice but how much$$$$$ and where to get them would be better info for most of us..........

.........if they are in MIch....could you guys sell them to Ohio people....then the Ohio people...could you please bring some to Pa next time you all come this way.....???

..........funny.........yet ............would be nice........

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you think????

I've always been under the impression that they were. And not just in California either, I'm talking about importing them to anywhere in the entire United States.

Mark

>>The African rats referred to below are Praomys Natalensis i.e. Multimammate Rats. They have been bred in the U.K. and Europe for a number of years. They have up to 24 teats and regularly produce litters of 20 or more young. Eric Davies

When I made enquiries about the possibility of shipping some over from the UK to the States a couple of years ago,I was given to understand that the African Soft Furred Rat was a banned species in the U.S.A. Either the rules have been relaxed or?????

The importation from outside the US is still banned. However it is my understanding that when the ban went into place you were able to apply to the CDC for a request to keep said animals under the ban if they were submitted to quarantine and proven to be multi-generational within the US.
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Tosha

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Is there some kind of website I can look that up on? Where can I find the laws? When did the ban go into effect? Is paper work needed to verify that you don't have smuggled animals?

I've always thought that it would be nice to have a colony of those but had pretty much accepted that I'd never be able to have any due to the fact that they were illegle. But if there are some regulations that allow it, it might be worth while looking into.

Mark

>>The importation from outside the US is still banned. However it is my understanding that when the ban went into place you were able to apply to the CDC for a request to keep said animals under the ban if they were submitted to quarantine and proven to be multi-generational within the US.
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>>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