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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / February 2005Size of rats?
I have a 9 week old black male, that is huge, with the biggest back paws I've seen before in rats. I was wondering, in some animals you can tell if they are going to be bigger or smaller by certain physical characteristics. (most of the time anyway), and I was wondering if you could tell with rats if that might be the case. John. >I have a 9 week old black male, that is huge, >with the biggest back paws [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > if you could tell with rats > if that might be the case. I haven't had rats in enough numbers to be sure. BUT with dogs I've always been pretty accurate by checking the feet. Right now my two males are like night and day. Astro is right where you'd expect a 4 month old male to be size wise. approx 6" to 7"(not counting tail) Whilst Eb is starting to worry me. He's a week or so younger BUT body wise alone is as long as the doors on their cage (Martin 695) and talk about BIG! He's a butterball! The eat from the same bowl, same mix...various cereals. No sugars and the get 1 rat block a week. He is BIG all around not fat in the middle, just all around fat. I suspect he might have a busted gene or two. Eb is a Dumbo/Rex after all...  SignatureKeith Schiffner "I was just out walking my rat and seem to have got lost." J. Bond Dum vivimus, vivamus <:(3 )3~ <:(3 )3~ <:(3 )~ <:(3 )~ http://community.webshots.com/user/sciffners > >I have a 9 week old black male, that is huge, > >with the biggest back paws [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > I suspect he might have a busted gene or two. Eb > is a Dumbo/Rex after all... Its funny, but this is the first time I've noticed something like this. Does anybody know if this is possible? SignatureJohn http://community.webshots.com/user/jakewc2 > >I have a 9 week old black male, that is huge, > >with the biggest back paws [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > BUT with dogs I've always been pretty accurate by > checking the feet. My rat Arwen had an unusually long tail when I got her as a juvenile, so much so that other people commented on it. She grew into it quickly. She was very large for a female, the largest one I've ever had. |
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