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	Mammals » Rodents » Rat - Gambian Giant Pouched Main Page
		It is not uncommon for spotting to occur on the topside of this animal.
		The Gambian Giant Pouched Rat is susceptible to respiratory viruses of other domesticated rats, and may not respond well to medications.
		The Gambian Giant Pouched Rat is sexually mature at approximately five months of age, but will commonly not breed until between eight months and one year of age.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/mammals/rodents/rod2494.html (1145 words)

	Gambian pouch rat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gambian pouch rat, Cricetomys gambianus, also known as the African Giant Pouch rat, is a nocturnal pouched rat native to Africa, and an invasive alien species in Florida.
		Gambian pouch rats can grow to be as big as a raccoon and can weigh up to 4 kg.
		Male pouch rats are territorial and tend to be aggressive when they encounter one another, otherwise these rodents are extremely friendly and have become popular as exotic pets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gambian_giant_pouched_rat (960 words)

	Pouched rat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pouched rats are a group of African rodents in the subfamily Cricetomyinae.
		The giant pouched rat is notable for being the largest of the muroids.
		A giant pouched rat was also implicated as a carrier in a small outbreak of monkeypox in the USA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pouched_rat (245 words)

	African Gambian Pouched Rats
		Gambian rats are best to be kept as pets if they are handled when they are very young.
		However Gambians are very hard to hang on to, so the best way to give them a bath is to put them in a dry shower or tub and than use the sprayer to spray them off -that's probably the most you will be able to do with a Gambian -as they hate being held.
		Gambian rats have an all white tail when born and eventually the tail gets dirty turning fl and the rat only cleans the tip 3 to 4 inches of its tail so the tail appears to be fl with a white tip.
	www.80stoysale.com /gambian.html (3346 words)

	Gambian Giant Pouched Rat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gambian pouched rats can be as large as a house cat, which is intimidating enough on it's own.
		These rats are very intelligent and should be given some form of entertainment while they are restricted to their cages.
		Rats which will be working in educational programs should be encouraged to meet many new people as often as possible when they are young, so they will continue to accept new people as they mature.
	www.avidpets.com /Rodents/gambian-rat.htm (1035 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Gambian giant pouched rat searches for a landmine in a field where several defused landmines are buried at the Apopo training project in Gandola, Mozambique.
		Most important, the pouched rat (so named because it stores food, hamster-style, in its cheeks) buries what it does not immediately eat and sports a nose honed to bloodhound status by aeons of searching for buried food stashes.
		Persuading the giant pouched rat to hunt for land mines, therefore, is as simple as convincing him that TNT is just another tasty treat waiting a few inches underground.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/feat/archives/2004/05/19/2003156177/print (1183 words)

	Pets On The Net Forums - View Single Post - African rat becomes landmine hero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Gambian giant pouched rats are helping to clear a stretch of fertile land that has lain fallow since a savage civil war ended in 1992.
		Enter the Gambian giant pouched rat, the latest weapon in the war to remove more than 100 million landmines scattered in some 60 countries that kill or injure an estimated 50 people daily.
		The rats are attached to little red harnesses and guided down the length of a 100 square meter (1,076 square feet) field by their trainer.
	www.pets-on-the-net.com /forums/showpost.php?p=193058&postcount=1 (785 words)

	For Sniffing Out Land Mines, a Platoon of Twitching Noses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Indeed, in a test in November along a southern Mozambique railway that was heavily mined during this country's 17-year civil war, teams of three giant pouched rats found every one of 20 live mines in a previously unsurveyed 4,300-square-foot swatch of land.
		Mine-sniffing rats are the sole focus of Apopo, a Flemish acronym for "product development geared toward the demining of antipersonnel mines." The group is the brainchild of Mr.
		Most important, the pouched rat (so named because it stores food, hamster-style, in its cheeks) buries what it does not immediately eat and sports a nose honed to bloodhound status by eons of searching for buried food stashes.
	www.ticam.utexas.edu /~organism/random-stuff/interesting-articles/for_sniffing_out_land_mines_a_platoon_of_twitching_noses.html (1265 words)

	Giant Kangaroo Rat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The giant kangaroo rat is the largest of all kangaroo rats and has a body length ranging from 15 to 20 cm and a tail length of 18 to 21.5 cm.
		Giant kangaroo rats live in circular burrow systems called precincts at the center of their territories.
		Giant kangaroo rats are nocturnal and are away from the safety of their burrows as possible.
	www.avidpets.com /Rodents/giant-kangaroo-rat.htm (641 words)

	Rat & Mouse Gazette: African Giant Pouched Rats...as Pets
		You may have heard rumors about the African Giant Pouched rat, or maybe you've seen a picture and thought how great it would be to have one of these majestic giants as a pet.
		Part of the African rats normal behavior during playtime is to use their teeth anyway, so unless the rat is actually drawing blood, it may not be biting aggressively.
		I have not read or seen any references as to how African rats mark their territory, but the behavior I have witnessed is that females sometimes drag their rear end, urine marking as they walk; and males rub their cheeks on walls, etc., in a similar manner to cats.
	www.rmca.org /Articles/giant.htm (3282 words)

	GAMBIAN GIANT POUCHED RAT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gambian giant pouched rats live in forests and thickets of Africa.
		Gambian giant pouched rats are omnivorous, feeding on vegetables, nuts, insects, crabs, snails, and other foodstuff.
		Gambian giant pouched rats have higher plasma urea level during the wet season, compared to the dry season, as a result of a more efficient digestion of dietary protein.
	www.il-st-acad-sci.org /mammals/mami1002.html (220 words)

	Zogby International Forums - So, how do you train a rat anyway?
		Indeed, in a test last November along a southern Mozambique railway that was heavily mined during this country's 17-year civil war, teams of three giant pouched rats found every one of 20 live mines in a previously unsurveyed 400-square-meter, or 4,300-square-foot, swatch of land.
		Mine-sniffing rats are the sole focus of Apopo, a Flemish acronym for "product development geared toward the demining of antipersonnel mines." The group is the brainchild of Weetjens's brother Bart, a college friend, Christophe Cox, and a University of Antwerp professor, Mic Billet, now Apopo's chairman.
		Persuading the giant pouched rat to hunt for land mines, therefore, is as simple as convincing him that TNT is just another tasty treat waiting underground.
	interactive.zogby.com /fuse/messageview.cfm?catid=17&threadid=3540 (4618 words)

	Raven Moon Care Guide
		Sometimes called "Pouched Rats" due to their ability to expand their cheek pouches to hoarde food or bedding, in much the same manner that hamsters might.
		Rats which will be working in educationaal programs should be encouraged to meet many new people as often as possible when they are young, so they will continue to accept new people as they mature.
		If your Gambian's hair is ruffled, dull or excessivly smelly you've probably got a sick rat that should be taken to the vet immediately.
	www.geocities.com /therodentry/caresheets/Gambians.html (994 words)

	R-Zu-2-U - Gambian Pouched Rats
		These friendly rats temporarily store food in their cheek pouches hence the name pouched rat.
		The tail is hairless with the 2/3 nearest the body colored dark with the remaining portion to the tip a white or pale color.
		These pouched rats are so named because they have cheek pockets in which they carry food and other items.
	www.treasureranch.com /treasure/rzuinfofiles/gambian.html (365 words)

	Gambian rodents risk death for bananas - World - www.theage.com.au
		The Gambian giant pouched rat may be as good a mine detector as man or nature has yet devised.
		In the Mozambican countryside, Frank Weetjens and his squad of 16 giant pouched rats are proving it.
		Up to 75 centimetres long, the rat thrives in most of sub-Saharan Africa, lives up to eight years in captivity and while "savage" in the wild is so docile when bred that some people keep them as pets.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/05/18/1084783512636.html (684 words)

	Rat Houses
		It is important to house your rat in a rat appropriate cage, that accounts for the number of rats in the cage and the size of the rats.
		Rats kept on pine and cedar bedding are likely to have Poryphin (Red/brown discharge) staining coming from their eyes and nose, wheezing, gasping, sneezing and possible nausea.
		Rats who run on wheels can develop "wheel tail" which is when they run around all the time with their tails up just like if they were running on the wheel.
	www.80stoysale.com /rathouses.html (3283 words)

	Rat Breeding/Rat Babies
		Pregnant rats tend to groom their hairs away from their nipples in preparation for nursing -some rats will do this before the babies are born and some will only do this after the babies are born.
		Baby rats are very vocal, and tend to squeak a lot, especially because Mom carries them, lays on them or tries to run away with nursing babies still attached to her.
		Rats ears are bent towards their heads appearing to almost be fully attached to the head when born and gradually will open and spread out.
	www.80stoysale.com /ratbreeding.html (5322 words)

	Print version
		A Gambian Giant Pouched Rat - native to Africa, transplant to the Keys - chills out in captivity after being trapped by a researcher a few weeks ago on Grassy Key.
		The most recent Gambian rat study was completed in March and spearheaded by Neil D. Perry of Texas A & M University.
		Perry reported that eight rats may have escaped from a pen of an exotic breeder on Grassy key around 1999, but wildlife services weren't aware of the situation until a resident saw the wild rats and contacted Fish & Wildlife in spring 2004.
	www.keynoter.com /articles/2005/12/02/news/news03.prt (524 words)

	Rat Information
		Rats are very good pets for people of all ages, they a very good size to be easy to handle, while Hamsters, mice and gerbils tend to be able to jump and wiggle away and hide much quicker.
		Rats hair will stand on end when they are upset with you or other animals, if your rats hair is standing up, i would separate the rats immediately and back away from the rat and let them calm down, the rat may bite.
		Rats are fairly good about grooming themselves, most of the time they clean their hands and face very well, but the rest of them tends to get a little dirty, so bathing them from time to time is a good idea.
	www.80stoysale.com /rats.html (7150 words)

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		If not for its bulging cheek pouches, used to store nuts, other foodstuffs and bedding material, the Gambian giant pouched rat could be easily mistaken for an enormous common brown rat.
		Belgian scientists, in cooperation with the Tanzanian government, are training Gambian giant pouched rats to detect buried land mines.
		The Gambian giant pouched rat is naturally neat and will reserve one corner of its cage for bodily waste deposits.
	www.jewishworldreview.com /0703/media_person061703.asp (833 words)

	Morris the Tortoise's Wild World of Animals
		Moon rats are native to the lowland regions of Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula.
		Moon Rats look like a cross between an oppossum and a giant white rat, with long white guard hairs and thick ropelike tails.
		Adult Moon Rats may grow to be the size of a large house cat (16 inches long, with an eight inch tail).
	www.angelfire.com /punk2/walktheplank/zoo.html (489 words)

	Steve Quayle News Alerts
		Exotic African rats are burrowing in on Grassy Key, drawing attention from residents and federal wildlife officials.
		And there's also a possible health concern: The Gambian rat has been known to carry monkeypox, a rare viral disease that generally manifests in humans like a less severe, much less infectious form of smallpox.
		While the Florida Department of Health ''hasn't received any complaints or concerns'' about the rats, a spokeswoman said Friday that the state is ''monitoring the situation'' and plans to soon test the Keys rats for monkeypox, though there is no reason now to suspect they are carrying the virus.
	www.stevequayle.com /News.alert/04_Global/040712.spread.of.rats.html (819 words)

	JS Online:CDC wants pets exposed to virus killed
		Three dormice, two rope squirrels and a Gambian giant pouched rat that were among 800 animals imported April 9 have tested positive for monkeypox, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
		Eileen Whitmarsh, owner of Rainbow Pets in Shorewood, said she's had as many as 100 ferrets, rats, gerbils, mice and other animals under quarantine since she got monkeypox from two sick prairie dogs that were at her store in May. She said she'd refuse to kill healthy animals.
		The Gambian rat that tested positive for monkeypox was not Knapp's, which died and was cremated, officials said.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=152450&format=print (937 words)

	The Gambian Giant Pouched Rat : Utah's Hogle Zoo
		The Gambian Giant Pouched Rat : Utah's Hogle Zoo
		This rat gets its name from the large pouches on the inside of its cheeks.
		It uses these cheek pouches like a hamster and stuffs them with food which it then takes to a safe spot to eat and digest in peace.
	www.hoglezoo.org /animals/view.php?id=159 (192 words)

	Willard
		Rats have been symbols of evil power in movies at least since Dracula in 1931, when Dwight Frye’s deranged Renfield raved that the Count had promised him millions of the little rodents in return for homage.
		The sequel, in which Willard’s alpha rat Ben survives to befriend a sick little boy (Lee Montgomery), is now best remembered for Michael Jackson’s sappy (but Oscar-nominated) title song.
		Alas, it was reportedly a member of his species that brought Monkeypox to the U.S.—I hope it doesn’t create a backlash against Gambian Giant Pouched Rats.
	www.wranglernews.com /willard.htm (628 words)

	Gambian Pouched Rats
		The Gambian pouched rats are also refered to as Giant Gambian Pouched Rats or African Pouced Rats or simply, Pouched Rats.
		Giant rats are more costly to feed and require more work on your part to see to their dietary needs, often to the point where you find yourself looking for interesting new fruits or veggies to offer them.
		The marking or 'peeing on everything' habit seen in domestic rats seems more controlled in giant rats, though males often rub their cheeks against objects like a cat to scent mark.
	www.animalsexotique.com /gambian_pouched_rat.html (2465 words)

	Animal Helpers: Science's Newest Discoverers - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Sperm whales, narwhals, bees, giant Gambian pouched rats, and many other animals are being "harnessed" in fascinating ways by scientists to gather information and help answer questions about the world around us.
		Most sperm whales have circular scars all over their squarish snouts from the huge suckers on giant squid tentacles, and the whales' stomachs are often full of undigested giant squid beaks.
		The rats, which take eight months to a year to train, are too lightweight to set off land mines, and are less expensive to keep and train than dogs.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/2006/1/animal_helpers.cfm (3440 words)

	Giant Gambian Pouched Rats \| MetaFilter
		Mary Ann Isaksen writes for the Rat and Mouse Gazette about keeping one of these cute li'l critters as a house pet.
		The only time I ever saw a rat the size of a cat it was on a lawn in Forest Hill in Toronto.
		I do envy the pouched rats for their pouches and tails, though.
	www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/26359 (782 words)

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