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Re: relative calmness in obsoleta

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Posted by chrish on August 12, 2002 at 23:09:03:

In Reply to: relative calmness in obsoleta posted by pigeon on August 12, 2002 at 14:02:19:

Most juvs are defensive. My experience with wild caught adults has been as follows (for pops where I have dealt with > 10 animals) -

- obsoleta x spiloides (in South Carolina) - pretty docile as adults

- obsoleta x quad (coastal SC greenish rats) - calm, but not trustworthy

- Missouri obsoleta - reasonably calm adults

- Okeechobee Everglades/Yellow Rats - calm adults. Tail rattling, some coiling but not bad once in the hand.

- TX rats - some are very defensive, others are quite docile. Overall, one of the less trustworthy populations I have dealt with. East TX specimens are snappier than Central TX specimens.

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