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Scott W
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only one way to find out 
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Kat
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wow they are BIG. how much would one of those set you back on average?
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Rickeezee
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| Scott W wrote: | They have has settled in fine, make amazing pets. They are really friendly, happy to sit while you tickle their chins, then you put them back in the cage and they straight back to sleep.
Infact I have decided to take them out of my rodent room and bring them into the house as 'proper' pets.
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Do they really grow to two foot?
Not stirring it but I think Stuart was being funny when he said are they friendly with anyone or just you! 
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snakesalive
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:04 am Post subject: |
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balls to getting bitten by one of them blimming things
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Scott W
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Tried them on Giant Mealworms and adult locust, they love them! My Biggsy just ate 15 and it didn't even fill half his pouch (they store food in their mouths like Hamsters ).
They can bite the heads clean off adult locust 
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Rickeezee
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Scott W wrote: | Tried them on Giant Mealworms and adult locust, they love them! My Biggsy just ate 15 and it didn't even fill half his pouch (they store food in their mouths like Hamsters ).
They can bite the heads clean off adult locust |
How good is that! I like animals with unusal feautres, they sound like the dogs gonads to me. Do you think they could take on one of my millipedes?
Would probably just crunch it's head right off! 
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Scott W
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I should imagine they would love those, 'millipedes - crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside'
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Rickeezee
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| Scott W wrote: | | I should imagine they would love those, 'millipedes - crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside' |
HEHEHEHHEHEHE INDEED THEY ARE! yOU KEEP YER BIG RATUS NOVIGUS AWAY MATE.
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Scott W
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oi...less of the Ratus novigus, they are Cricetomys gambianus and proud of it
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mark_w
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Scott
I'm jealous; I really like these things. Have you seen an adult, they're f****** massive! Much bigger than a cat; more like a small wallaby.
I spent ages talking to a guy selling them at a show a few years back. I was put off by their housing requirements. According to him, they are arboreal, can chew through anything that ain't metal, and very intelligent, i.e. can open most cage doors!!!!!
He kept them in 2m high wire cages, made with heavy gauge metal, with a large standing tree trunk inside for climbing. He said that this had to be replaced quite often as they destroyed it. Also, he had to use a padlock on the cage door, and said that the rats would watch him lock it, and then try to pick the lock after
This was quite a few captive generations ago mind....
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