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Originally Posted by NYCorchidman
I opened this page and scrolled down to see the first one, the wrinkly one.
Totally freaked out!!! lol
Will that one stay naked the whole its life??
Do they bite?
I used to have hamsters. They bit my fingers all the time, which did not hurt but more of a surprise. didn't like it though. once they got bigger, it was a different story and I got rid of them.
Other than biting, I found them very cute. Those sleepy little eyes and soft furs...
How big do these animals get?
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Casmere is a double rex genetic type. He has actually got very fine, sparse hair. On his arms and face, and tiny nearl invisible hair on his body. This is something like the chineese crested dog. I have a little girl rat too that looks exactly like him. Rex rats have curly hair and when they breed, a small amouunt of kittens come out naked. If he were to breed though, his kittens would have hair.
He is very soft and warm. Rats don't bite, but they do have bad eyesight. If you stick your finger in the cage, and have been eating, they will think you are offering a treat. They have very sharp little claws and use them to climb. They love hanging out in a shirt or vest, so I try to make sure there is a tshirt between me and the claws.
2 of those rats were snake food rats, which are not handled by humans, and are generally nippier and quickly frightened. I have never been bitten by them either. Other than mistaking fingers for food, I have not seen any agression at all.
They are diurnal, so they sleep most of the day, and are usually up to bother you in the early morning, and after the sun goes down.
The males scent mark, and stink a bit like ferrets. You need to stay on top of cage cleaning. They are omnivores and not fussy eaters, but there is a list of foods that they can't eat.
I am getting the four boys neutered over the nex 3 months, mainly to keep the macho musk oder down. Femail rats don't smell as much.
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How big: right now they are 8 inches from nose to base of tail with another 8 inches for the tail. So thats about 16 inches total. They are 5 to 6 months old, so they may grow another inch or so. Half of the length is tail. Females are smaller.
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