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Today I saw some reptiles that my college's lab keeps...and saw an awesome black rat. My interest in them has rekindled.

All I know is that they're amazingly easy to keep(possibly breed before I try colombian rainbows?). Thing is...I don't know how large a cage the average adult Black Rat needs. I know they can get 6 plus feet...but the ones I've seen have been around 4 maybe 5.

Pretty much any info on keeping black rats is very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

This isn't a rat snake...but my prized posession in my small collection.

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Scott

Reptiles
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1 Colombian Rainbow Boa (Rocky)
1.0 Ball Python (Sultan)
0.1 California Kingsnake (Leota)
1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle (Yugi)
0.1 Red/Gold Bearded Dragon* (Irwin, R.I.P.)

Other
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1.0 Betta Fish (Tyrone)
1.0 Hooded Rat* (Clubber, R.I.P.)
0.1 Albino Rat (Isis)

I recomend a 4x2x2 for a large black rat. I am sure you could keep a smaller one in a 40 gallon breeder though. Not much to know about them. Get them young, handle them often, and enjoy!




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.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
.1 MO Locale Black Ratsnake "Molly" (Flogging Molly)

"Have you ever tried simply turning off the T.V., sitting down with your kids... and hitting them?"

i currently have a ababy female BlK rat housed in a ten galon and i intend on keeping her in there for quite some time ,im surei will give here a 20 gallon or her own custom once she hits the 3 foot or more breding size , ay thing that gets almost 4 of bigger i build custom breeder cages for them, .
ALSO!!! make an aboreal section for them too , not that many people do ,and the black rats that i have made an aboreal section for usualy love it and never leave there tree coup . a couple stick/branches andsome fake foliage baught at a reptile shop does the trick
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0.0.1 Dusky pygmy rattlesnake
1.0 Amelanistic greatplains ratsnake
0.1 Greatplains ratsnake
0.1 Amelanistic Cornsnake
1.1 Everglades Ratsnake
0.1 Greenish ratsnake
1.1 Speckled kingsnake
1.1 stripeless gartersnake
1.0 onestriped northwestern garter
0.1 Oregon Red sided gartersnake
0.1 Red Tailed Green Ratsnake
1.1 anoles
0.0.1 tokay gecko
0.1 graceful chamelion
1.0 green iguana
and a bangin @ss drumset