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 Has anyone ever....

....heard of a kangaroo type rat? its a regular pet rat, but with huge back feet! they are the same size as the regualr pet.

its not the type you find when googling "Kangaroo rat"....
04/22/08  01:13am

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Rebecca Wright
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   Message To: Mama42   In reference to Message Id: 1712028


 Has anyone ever....

I have heard of them as wild rats but not as pets.... I have seen wild kangaroo rats... Its interesting that they now have some that are pets... do you have any pics?
04/22/08  01:05pm

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   Message To: Rebecca Wright   In reference to Message Id: 1712360


 Has anyone ever....

no. i dont have any. i was wondering if there were any. a long time ago, my ex said his were called kangaroo because of the long feet. i got one of the babies he produced (his male). it had longer feet than you see in rats today. maybe just the way they bred them. sorry no pics...

ive sen those wild ones. they are pretty cool. more like a squirrel with long feet, though.... no. these were just the normal pet rats. his male was also a dumbo. maybe that had something to do with it....
04/22/08  02:57pm

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   Message To: Mama42   In reference to Message Id: 1712467


 Has anyone ever....

hmm I wonder if maybe it coulda been a hybrid... like a kangaroo rat X pet rat.... I dont know if thats even possible but thats the only thing I can think of lol.... gl
04/22/08  08:04pm

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   Message To: Rebecca Wright   In reference to Message Id: 1712814


 Has anyone ever....

i think it was just the way they bred them. because, ive also noticed, since i took up rat keeping again, that the tails are also shorter and the nses a bit longer, more slender. lol almost like they pulled out the nose and it caused the tail to go inward lol......
04/23/08  01:57am


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