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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 2, 2007 20:09:11 GMT -4
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Post by Hamsters82 on Mar 3, 2007 0:23:31 GMT -4
Whoa, they are weird looking....color wise I mean. They almost don't look like rats because of their coloring. Maybe the pet store got it wrong, you know how they label hamsters wrong all the time (ex: panda, teddy bear, etc).
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 3, 2007 0:54:24 GMT -4
After major research I found out what they are! But I will wait and give some others a shot at voicing their opinions.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Mar 3, 2007 0:58:37 GMT -4
So are they rats or not? Cause they don't look it to me.  |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 3, 2007 20:09:09 GMT -4
It took most of last night to find them online, and even after searching for "Images" and on the "Web", I only found ONE small site dealing with them as pets or with photos. Everything else, what little there was, was merely obscure scientific nomenclature. I at first was given the suggestion they are ACACIA RATS. You can do an Images search for them and find something because although rare, they are much less so then these VERY rare guys. Acacias have a somewhat similar shape, AND they have what looks like dark makeup around their eyes giving them a "goth" appearance to some! ;D So my guys, in the photos, are. . . NATAL RATS! Also known as "African Smooth-furred rats". The generic nickname is "dwarf rats". As adults these still growing critters will only ibe the size of gerbils. Yes, I have two now, the ones with the whitist heads. The remaining three already have homes assigned to them and are waiting to be picked up. I will post more on Natal Rats separately, but right now these calm cuties are hiding under a little cardboard box in their cage pressed against each other only their noses and eyes visible, both snouths right nextr to each other. So cute. This is one of the rarest rodents I have ever heard of being available for pets, far more so than, say, degus.   |
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Post by adoptaratcanada on Mar 3, 2007 21:56:22 GMT -4
they almost have a hint of the aye-aye to me, but beyond that I would have no idea.
L.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 3, 2007 22:27:11 GMT -4
In the post two up from this I told you all what they are - Natal rats! Here is a link to the only page I could find anywhere about these rare ratties! goto.glocalnet.net/natal/care.htm Aye-ayes - talk about being able to give someone the finger!!  That is an Aye-aye joke. You have to know what they look like to get it! ;D |
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Post by adoptaratcanada on Mar 4, 2007 18:35:29 GMT -4
ACtually I did notice that. Bad grammar on my part Since there are rare, what are they selling at? Linda |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Mar 4, 2007 21:52:58 GMT -4
Each was $20.
But no one knew what they were or how unusual they are. I am sure if people did it would be more.
I am starting a related thread on this.
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