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    Does anybody keep rats AND snakes as pets?

    Well I have two snakes now, a ball python and a Dumeril's boa, both are currently eating f/t rats.
    I had a pet rat growing up and he was AWESOME!!! Super intelligent, friendly, loved to cuddle..pretty much like a little dog

    My question, does anybody keep rats and snakes as pet? I want another rat but I know with snakes in my apartment as well, they would be going crazy over smelling rat 24/7 and I know it's a must to wash your hands before handling your snakes ( don't wanna smell like a rat )

    So does anybody have both? And if so, if you're attatched to your pet rat, do feel remorse for the rats you are feeding your snakes? Just curious
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    I don't want to attach myself to any of the rats I breed, if I do, I sell that rat as a pet. I sell my unique looking rats like these silver blueish ones.

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    Rats make excellent pets, I have bred and sold many hundreds of the highest quality pet rats available anywhere on the planet, but no more breeding due to living arrangements.

    4ballz
    I sell my unique looking rats like these silver blueish ones.
    Those are American Blues, one of my favorite colors.
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    btw, I sold one for $20, and traded another one for four adult mice at a pet store. (local, not a major one). I've been using the mice for my smaller snakes, two which I adopted and have been underfed. Their appetite is amazing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by snakesRkewl View Post
    Rats make excellent pets, I have bred and sold many hundreds of the highest quality pet rats available anywhere on the planet, but no more breeding due to living arrangements.

    Those are American Blues, one of my favorite colors.

    Thanks, wasn't too sure. I produced them, and all my other rats are hooded (cream and brown), or solid browns. I have one black male in the mix. They are rare(ish)?

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    That cream hooded rat in the pic, had albino eyes. I haven't seen a hooded albino either.
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    I keep rats, ferrets, and snakes in the same room. My snakes don't really react to the rats unless there is a rat physically in their tubs. The ferrets, however, go nuts for the rats no matter where they are.

    I'll admit that the snakes were more active and alert the first few days I had rats. They settled down after that.

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    Blues are desirable, not really rare but I guess that depends on where you are in the states.
    It's a recessive trait and looks great when mixed with agouti(brown like a squirrel)...

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    Re: Does anybody keep rats AND snakes as pets?

    Quote Originally Posted by snakesRkewl View Post
    Blues are desirable, not really rare but I guess that depends on where you are in the states.
    It's a recessive trait and looks great when mixed with agouti(brown like a squirrel)...


    I'm not in the states. I'm in Winnipeg (Canada) above ND. I was very happy to have sold one for $20 though. :-D
    I hope I can score more like that.
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    To answer your question about keeping rats and snakes in the same house, I keep my rat feeder colonies in the same room as most of my snakes. Doesn't seem to be a problem. All of the snakes in that room eat really well!
    5.3 normals, 3.1 mojave, 2.4 pastels, 1.0 yellow belly, 1.1 cinnamon, 1.1 het pied, 1.0 pastel/yellowbelly
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    Rats kinda gross me out but i feel like if i raised one from a baby id be much more comfortable with it. If i ever have the space i plan to breed my own.
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    I keep a single rat female as a pet and have 5 ball pythons!

    I love rats they are the best.
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