Gambian Pouched Rats? Anyone treated/seen any?

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Emma Daw — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:43:33 GMT

Oooh which shop is that ? I'm currently / temporarily teaching Animal Management and they would be a great addition to the collection here :)

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jan — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:40:16 GMT

Sorry i thought you said poached rats. with chilli sauce?

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nelly Franquet — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:16:10 GMT

Would be so glad to have one of thoses Gambian rats ...

As Cuy .... would be so cool to have a huge guinea pig at home !!! have you got some in England ? In France we haven't but in Belgium they breed them.

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JoeyRoo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:20:25 GMT

we actually have a petshop/exotic shop around the corner from our practice that are selling them, they are stunning!!

she actually has one that sits inside her jacket near her shoulder to go to sleep amazing.

do they make good pets? i saw the mine sniffing program and also the bits where they were clicker training them was really interesting!

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Fleabee99 — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:15:15 GMT

yep the gambians are gorgeous furries and ive pm you gem with more details

and yep they can get to be 1 metre from nose to tail

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Gem Sprague — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:09:14 GMT

Lol!! Im glad theres another rat mad fan out there!! Will get in touch with her!! The rat on the tv was huge, small size as a cat and had a little harness and lead on! Cause they are fairly new here i was wondering on their temperment compaired to the normal ratties.

Thanks for your posts guys!!

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Vicky RVN — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:31:54 GMT

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I thought this post was written by Sarah when I saw the title.

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So did i until i looked!

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Claire Cameron — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:55:13 GMT

I thought this post was written by Sarah when I saw the title.

Get in touch with her shes a little bit rat mad! She'll be able to fill you in x

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Vicky RVN — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:52:33 GMT

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A vet was telling me yesterday a guy apparently brought one back from abroad thinking it was a new breed of dog!!

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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! How on earth can someone think a rat looks anything like a dog? What muppets!!!! Hehehehehehe

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:28:08 GMT

A vet was telling me yesterday a guy apparently brought one back from abroad thinking it was a new breed of dog!!

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Louise B — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:29:19 GMT

Hey, you need to track down Sarah Parrott on here. She shares your enthusiasm and there are some piccies on a thread on here somewhere...