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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / July 2005Norway Rat
Are the norway rat and roof rat close or the same as the pretty rats sold at pet stores? I could be wrong but I believe that pet rats are a domesticated version of the Norway rat. >I could be wrong but I believe that pet rats are a domesticated version of >the Norway rat. Indeed, the pet rat is a domesticated Norway rat (rattus norvegicus). However, the roof rats is another species (rattus rattus). See http://www.ratbehavior.org/RatSpecies.htm - Tale -- "Oh, rats!" http://www.taletn.com/rats/ Most interesting site... thanks for the link! Julia and The Mischief Makers I agree, fantastic rat website! RAT > Most interesting site... thanks for the link! > > Julia > and The Mischief Makers >>I could be wrong but I believe that pet rats are a domesticated version of >>the Norway rat. > > Indeed, the pet rat is a domesticated Norway rat (rattus norvegicus). It should actually be called the China rat! It didn't come from Norway > Indeed, the pet rat is a domesticated Norway rat (rattus norvegicus). > However, the roof rats is another species (rattus rattus). > > See http://www.ratbehavior.org/RatSpecies.htm This wonderful web site led me to another wonderful web site: http://www.ratlife.org This site has clips from a film that explores the behavior of lab rats who were released into an outdoor environment. It shows that domesticated rats still retain most of the instincts that wild rats have -- they know how to forage, burrow for shelter, avoid predators, etc. But perhaps most importantly, there are lots of wonderful scenes here of rats doing ratty things. >> Indeed, the pet rat is a domesticated Norway rat (rattus norvegicus). >> However, the roof rats is another species (rattus rattus). [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > importantly, there are lots of wonderful scenes here of rats > doing ratty things. Cool! Thanks for the link! :-) - Tale Thanks for the link ! I downloaded and saved the whole ratty movie. Very interesting film. "Tale" <tale@martinic.nl.earth> wrote in message new:42cb9105$0$2944$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl... >>> Indeed, the pet rat is a domesticated Norway rat (rattus norvegicus). >>> However, the roof rats is another species (rattus rattus). [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > - Tale >> Indeed, the pet rat is a domesticated Norway rat (rattus norvegicus). >> However, the roof rats is another species (rattus rattus). [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > importantly, there are lots of wonderful scenes here of rats > doing ratty things. Wow, 2 wonderful rat sites, thank you so much! i'll make a DVD out of that and send it to all these 'ignorant' people who think rats are like roaches! RAT |
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