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11-07-16, 09:55 AM
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New Black Rat
I ended up adopting a 2yr old black rat on Saturday. Guy told me it only eats live mice. Well I offered frozen last and and it took without any issues. It ate 1 mouse and 1 rat pup.
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11-07-16, 07:30 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
really nice looking snake. he must have been really hungry! hope he stays on frozen for you.
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11-07-16, 08:13 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
It could have been hungry or just a good feeding response. It's not underweight or malnourished looking. It has an attitude to match its hunger. That is one thing I know for sure...lol. I'll have to do some handling work with this one and see if he/she calms down.
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11-08-16, 02:12 AM
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Re: New Black Rat
Nice snake Dave do these go jet black like MBKS
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11-08-16, 01:46 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
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Nice snake Dave do these go jet black like MBKS
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Some of them get almost completely black with some very faint pattern. Really depends on the genes and locality. My area of Pennsylvania produces very dark black ones. They start out patterned and get darker as they age.
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11-08-16, 01:54 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
Niiiiice pickup! You're gonna have to charge admission soon to your reptile house.
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11-08-16, 04:41 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
Here's a better full body pic. I'm hoping it eventually gets darker and more if the pattern vanishes.
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11-08-16, 05:48 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
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Originally Posted by SWDK
Some of them get almost completely black with some very faint pattern. Really depends on the genes and locality. My area of Pennsylvania produces very dark black ones. They start out patterned and get darker as they age.
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He's still a beautiful snake no matter how he turns out mate  but keep us posted with updates please it'll be interesting to see if he does darken down more
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11-09-16, 02:09 AM
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Re: New Black Rat
I'd expect him to settle down, black rats aren't usually nasty tempered snakes IME.
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11-09-16, 09:49 AM
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Re: New Black Rat
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I'd expect him to settle down, black rats aren't usually nasty tempered snakes IME.
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I'm sure it will calm down over time. I don't believe the past owner handled or worked with the snake much. It was in a very small aquarium that was filthy dirty. I'm guessing it was only fed and watered and given minimal care.
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11-12-16, 08:32 AM
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Re: New Black Rat
Oh thats a cool looking rat! he will probably settle down yeah
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11-27-16, 01:54 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
Here's a freshly shed pic. It took this guy nearly 2 weeks to finally shed. I was starting to think something was wrong.
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11-27-16, 02:32 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
He's a beautiful snake Dave has he settled down any for you mate
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11-27-16, 03:16 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
Great looking critter Dave!
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11-27-16, 04:34 PM
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Re: New Black Rat
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He's a beautiful snake Dave has he settled down any for you mate
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Thanks Dave. Yes, he's calmed down a lot. Still somewhat defensive while in the enclosure, but very nice to handle when he's out. He was quite grumpy while in shed though.
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