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Also, get in line for the millipedes, Rick's going to breed some to feed to my tegus...
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| Scott W wrote: | oi...less of the Ratus novigus, they are Cricetomys gambianus and proud of it  |
Soz my mistake I thought they were just common hehehehehehehhe.
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Rickeezee
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| mark_w wrote: | Also, get in line for the millipedes, Rick's going to breed some to feed to my tegus...
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grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! 
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ssthisto
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The photo is probably linked to the fact that the rat is being trained - and the protective suit is NOT because the man is trying to stroke the animal... They're actually trying using Gambian pouched rats as experimental 'mine detectors' - because they can fit into small spaces and they're too light to set mines off, they are trained to find the scent of explosives and produce a visible signal when they've found something - this way, the disposal crews know exactly where to look. The guy in the photo looks like he's giving a reward to a sniffer who's on a leash.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambian_giant_pouched_rat
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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tHATS WAY GOOD EXPLODING RATS HEHEHEHEEHEHHEE
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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| ssthisto wrote: |
The photo is probably linked to the fact that the rat is being trained - and the protective suit is NOT because the man is trying to stroke the animal... They're actually trying using Gambian pouched rats as experimental 'mine detectors' - because they can fit into small spaces and they're too light to set mines off, they are trained to find the scent of explosives and produce a visible signal when they've found something - this way, the disposal crews know exactly where to look. The guy in the photo looks like he's giving a reward to a sniffer who's on a leash.
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Doh.............I was joking 
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