Re: Black rat temperament

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Posted by dg on March 05, 2001 at 09:26:50:

In Reply to: Black rat temperament posted by mmg on March 04, 2001 at 23:30:56:

: I'm considering getting an albino black rat. This young guy is a little nippy now. How are they as adults? Thank you

I agree with JY, usually they are docile. I have several adults (hehe) and have raised a few hatchlings over the years and I can't recall a single instance of any being aggressive. I sometimes get bit by albino black rats though, especially by one female in particular. She is so used to the routine of "sweater box opens, food comes next" that she often attacks my hand when changing water bowls. But that is not really her fault, and its definitely not an aggression response.

The photo shown is an albino black rat male. He is around six feet long, and very tame. A funny thing happened during this photo shoot, however. I took him outside to take the pics, and after a few minutes, this guy went nuts and became very hyperaggressive. Hence the classical "S" striking pose, lol. Like JY said, I just snatched his a** up and put him back in his cozy little sweaterbox and showed him who was boss, and I havent had any outbursts since, ;)

Personally, I find everglades and yellow rat BABIES to be the most aggressive of the obsoleta ssp, some to the point of appearing to be satan spawn. Even my TX rats can't compare. As adults though, most captive bred and raised obsoleta are as tame as the average corn snake.

Perhaps my snakes are more docile because I feed only frozen/thawed rodents by hand. ;) Who knows?

Just my two cents,
dg

Elaphe obsoleta

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: : I'm considering getting an albino black rat. This young guy is a little nippy now. How are they as adults? Thank you : I agree with JY, usually they are docile. I have several adults (hehe) and have raised a few hatchlings over the years and I can't recall a single instance of any being aggressive. I sometimes get bit by albino black rats though, especially by one female in particular. She is so used to the routine of "sweater box opens, food comes next" that she often attacks my hand when changing water bowls. But that is not really her fault, and its definitely not an aggression response. : The photo shown is an albino black rat male. He is around six feet long, and very tame. A funny thing happened during this photo shoot, however. I took him outside to take the pics, and after a few minutes, this guy went nuts and became very hyperaggressive. Hence the classical "S" striking pose, lol. Like JY said, I just snatched his a** up and put him back in his cozy little sweaterbox and showed him who was boss, and I havent had any outbursts since, ;) : Personally, I find everglades and yellow rat BABIES to be the most aggressive of the obsoleta ssp, some to the point of appearing to be satan spawn. Even my TX rats can't compare. As adults though, most captive bred and raised obsoleta are as tame as the average corn snake. : Perhaps my snakes are more docile because I feed only frozen/thawed rodents by hand. ;) Who knows? : Just my two cents, : dg

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